The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority says it has launched an investigation following reports that a plane due to land in the federal capital, Abuja, landed more than 450km (280 miles) away in the city of Asaba.
It added that it wanted to assure travellers that it would leave “no stone unturned” to ensure safety in the aviation industry.
Earlier, United Nigeria Airlines said the Sunday flight from the main city, Lagos, to Abuja had temporarily been diverted to Asaba in Delta state due to bad weather.
It said the wrong announcement was made to passengers when the plane landed in Asaba, and it wanted to apologise for the “misunderstanding”.
A traveller had said on X that “upon arrival, the cabin crew confidently announced that we’ve arrived in Abuja only for us to realise we landed in Asaba”, adding that “apparently, our pilot was given [the] wrong flight plan from Lagos”.
