The airline's spokesperson, Uchegbu Achilleus-Chud, had claimed that the aircraft was “temporarily diverted to Asaba International Airport due to poor destination weather.”
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The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended all the wet-leased aircraft in the operations of United Nigeria Airlines (UNA). Meanwhile, the agency also launched an investigation into the circumstances that led to the diversion of flight NUA 0506 operated by United Nigeria to Asaba Instead of its destination (Abuja) on Sunday. It should be recalled that the operator, United Nigeria Airlines, had on Sunday, given an explanation to give the reason why its Lagos-Abuja flight was diverted to Asaba, Delta State capital, citing poor weather conditions.