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Air France Plane Made Emergency Landing in Lagos

Air FranceAn Air France flight had to make an emergency landing at Lagos Airport in Nigeria, on August 10, due to some error in tire pressure sensor.

The incident happened as the schedule Paris-Lagos flight was approaching Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.

A statement released by Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) confirmed that the plane landed safely and all 178 people aboard, including 168 passengers and 10 crew members, remained unhurt.

Captain of the flight explained that the sensor wrongly indicated a problem with the tire pressure. However, no problems were observed during inspection after landing.

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