Delta flight from Lagos forced to divert to Accra after fire incident

By Dickson Omobola

Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has disclosed that a Delta Air Lines formation en way from Lagos, Nigeria, to Atlanta, United States, was forced to marque an exigency diversion to Accra, Ghana, aft a occurrence incidental successful the aircraft’s oven connected Tuesday, September 23, 2025.

Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection astatine NCAA, Mr Michael Achimugu, said this connected X.

Achimugu said aft the contented was resolved, the formation unit had exceeded their remainder clip limits, making it intolerable to continue.

There is confirmation that the airline’s formation DL055 from Lagos to Atlanta was diverted to Accra connected Tuesday, September 23, 2025, owed to a occurrence concern successful the craft oven.

He said: “By the clip the contented was resolved, the formation unit had exceeded their remainder clip limits, making it intolerable to continue.

“However, immoderate passengers were rebooked connected the airline’s Accra-New York formation the aforesaid evening, and this effort was repeated connected Wednesday nighttime for further passengers. Flight DL055 LOS – ATL yet departed from Accra today, September 25, 2025, astatine astir 1200hrs.”

On Delta Air Lines formation from Atlanta to Lagos that was cancelled contiguous September 25, 2025, helium added, “Although passengers were duly informed astir the cancellation, the hose accommodated those who arrived astatine the airdrome by providing proscription to hotels arsenic reported successful the formation disruption of this morning.

“23 passengers had been rebooked connected Air France, portion others would beryllium airlifted connected British Airways, KLM, and Lufthansa Airlines.

“The remaining passengers are scheduled to depart connected the airline’s scheduled formation of tomorrow, September 26, 2025, astatine 1140hrs. Air France formation has not been cancelled arsenic speculated but would run astatine 0130hrs.”

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