Air Peace cancels Lagos to London flight after technical hitch just before take-off

AIR Peace has announced the cancellation of a Lagos–London Gatwick flight as a precaution after a minor technical issue was detected during a routine inspection of the aircraft just before take-off.

In a statement shared on its official X account earlier today, the airline said the fault was discovered shortly after passengers had boarded the aircraft. This led to the immediate withdrawal of the plane from operation in line with standard safety procedures, with all passengers safely disembarked while engineers worked on the issue.

An airline spokesman said: “Following the completion of passenger boarding, a routine post-boarding technical check identified a minor aircraft fault that required immediate attention. Safety remains our highest priority, so that the decision to suspend the flight was taken to ensure the wellbeing of passengers and crew members.

“At Air Peace, the safety and wellbeing of our passengers and crew will always take precedence over operational schedules.  While we understand the inconvenience this situation may have caused, taking swift preventive action was the responsible and necessary decision."

He added that affected passengers were promptly notified about the development and provided with hotel accommodation alongside other support services. Air Peace also disclosed that another aircraft would be deployed from London to operate the delayed flight.

“To minimise further disruption, a replacement aircraft from London will be dispatched and passengers are scheduled to depart this morning,” the spokesman added. Air Peace expressed appreciation to passengers for their patience and cooperation during the delay, while reaffirming its commitment to maintaining safe and dependable flight operations.