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US bans nationals from Nigerian airlines

Posted by By JAMIE DOMINICS, The Sun Reporter, U.S on 2006/11/02 | Views: 571 |

US bans nationals from Nigerian airlines


America has banned its officials and nationals from flying on most Nigerian airlines following the latest crash of an ADC aircraft in Abuja.

America has banned its officials and nationals from flying on most Nigerian airlines following the latest crash of an ADC aircraft in Abuja.

State Department officials said the administration is "merely being cautious in the face of the frequent crashes in Nigeria".
The European Union countries are also reacting to the crash warning their nationals to be "very careful about air travels in Nigeria".

A statement advised EU nationals to restrict their air travel to airlines with proven safety records. The reaction from Washington comes as American investigators arrive in Abuja for a full investigation into the ADC's Boeing 737 plane crash.

The eight man team, sources said, will examine the black box of the aircraft which claimed at least 96 lives including the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Maccido, with officials of the Nigerian Accident, Investigation and Prevention Bureau (AIPB). Director of the agency Angus Ozoka, was handed the black box by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. Sunday Ehindero in Abuja. He said the foreign investigators will be led by U.S. accredited representative, Mr. Dennis Jones. He said Jones and his team will start preliminary investigation before sending the Flight Data Recorder (FDR) also known as black box and Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) to the National Transportation Safety Board in Washington DC in the U. S.


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