ARIK Airline Denies Reports Plane Ferrying Dream Team Lost An Engine

ARIK Airline, through its Public Relations and Communications manager, has denied reports published in several media outlets, including <b>allnigeriasoccer.com</b>, that claimed that the aircraft flying the Dream Team to Gambia lost an engine while taking off from the Kotoka International Airport, Accra.<br /><br />Banji Ola said there is no truth to the reports, and clarified that the captain had to return to the airport as a precaution after seeing an indication light.<br /><br />&ldquo;There was no case of lost engine. It is true that the one that flew the team from Lagos lost one tyre while landing in Accra,&rdquo; said Banji Ola to thenff.com.<br /><br />&ldquo;As for the other airplane, the pilot only saw an indication light and made an air return as a precautionary measure.<br /><br />&ldquo;We immediately made arrangement for another aircraft to fly the team to The Gambia.&rdquo;<br /><br />The Nigeria U23s are in Gambia for a 10 - day training camp ahead of the second edition of the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations.<br />
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