Liberia: Flight Operations Resume At RIA-LAA

Joseph Boakai: Plane carrying Liberian president involved in landing scare

Part of the presidential jet's landing gear malfunctioned while approaching the runway, authorities say.

Liberia: Flight Operations Resume At RIA-LAA

Monrovia-The Liberia Airport Authority (LAA) says normal flight operations have resumed hours after all flights were cancelled due to a runway incident early Thursday afternoon.

Plane carrying Liberian president involved in landing scare

Flights were temporarily disrupted at Liberia main airport on Thursday night after a private jet carrying President Joseph Boakai almost crashed while landing. Part of the presidential jet’s landing gear malfunctioned while approaching the runway, causing a rough landing, airport authorities said. The incident, which sparked panic at the airport, forced the cancellation of all scheduled flights for the night, local media reported. President Boak…

PRIVATE JET CARRYING PRESIDENT BOAKAI DISRUPTS FLIGHTS AFTER EMERGENCY LANDING AT RIA - Smart News Liberia

MONROVIA – A near-disastrous landing of a private jet carrying Liberian President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has disrupted operations at Roberts International Airport (RIA), grounding multiple international flights and leaving passengers stranded in disarray. The incident occurred Thursday afternoon when the aircraft, returning from Nigeria, suffered a tire blowout during landing, igniting smoke and forcing an abrupt halt in the middle of RIA’s only op…