Nigeria queries Delta Air Lines officials over emergency landing in Lagos

Nigeria’s Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has commenced an investigation into the aircraft incident involving Delta Air Lines in Nigeria. The bureau interrogated the crew of the airline in Lagos Thursday. A sources said that the pilots and the cabin crew were among those interrogated by the agency. This is as the airline has tendered apologies to the federal govt over the late report of last Tuesday’s incident to the bureau in which one of its engines was engulfed in fire mid-air forcing the airline to return and land in Lagos on emergency AIB had told journalists Wednesday that the airline refused to report the incident to it as required by the ICAO recommended practises and standards. Rather, the airline went ahead to report the incident to the US NTSB. <br/>