Retired Air Vice Marshal Dies on Abuja-Bound British...

Retired Air Vice Marshal Dies on Abuja-bound British...

A British Airways (BA) flight from London to Abuja was diverted to Barcelona, Spain, in the early hours of Monday, after Osita Obierika, a retired Nigerian Air Vice Marshal from Anambra State, died onboard. The aircraft, which departed London’s Heathrow Airport at 11:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 5, was scheduled to land at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, by 5:00 a.m. Monday. However, at about 1:30 a.m., the pilot declared a medica…

Retired Air Vice Marshal Dies On Abuja-bound British Airways Flight

A British Airways flight from London to Abuja was rerouted to Barcelona’s El Prat Airport early Monday after a retired Nigerian Air Vice Marshal from Anambra State passed away onboard. The flight, which left Heathrow Airport at 11:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 5, was due to arrive at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja by 5:00 a.m.Around 1:30 a.m., the pilot declared a medical emergency, prompting the diversion. The deceased, an elderly m…

Retired Air Force Officer Dies Aboard British Airways Flight From London To Abuja

A British Airways flight from London to Abuja was forced to make an emergency landing in Barcelona, Spain, after a passenger, identified as a retired Air Vice Marshal of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), died mid-flight. The Anambra State-born retired senior officer, who was reportedly terminally ill, was being flown back to Nigeria for further medical treatment before his sudden demise. According to sources, the plane carrying the man made an emerg…

BREAKING: Retired Nigerian Air Vice Marshall dies inside British Airways plane

A British Airways (BA) flight from London to Abuja was diverted to Barcelona, Spain, in the early hours of Monday, after a retired Nigerian Air Vice Marshal.