Ethiopian Airlines pilot lands at wrong Zambia airport

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The plane hit the tarmac on Sunday at the uncompleted airport in Zambia's northern Copperbelt province, which is currently served by the Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport around 15 kilometres away.

The transport ministry's permanent secretary Misheck Lungu said the pilot had landed at the future Copperbelt International Airport"by error".

"When he was about to land he was communicating with the radar and they told him, 'We can’t see you'," Lungu told AFP.Lungu added that no damage resulted and said investigators would issue a"comprehensive report" on the incident.Ethiopian Airlines was not immediately available for comment. The opening of the Chinese-built Copperbelt International Airport, initially scheduled for mid-2020, was delayed by the coronavirus pandemic.

Cargo flights have helped Ethiopian Airlines remain financially viable during the pandemic, with Africa's largest carrier repurposing dozens of passenger planes as freight transporters.

 

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CharlesleHardy Again?

We have all taken a wrong turn off the freeway . At least it was not an operating airport . The more pertinent news is who is constructing the airport . Looks like, once again, “ outsiders” taking Africa for exploitation means .

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And this is not even trending in Ethopia

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The aeroplane landed at the wrong airport? The pilot landed at the wrong airport? Be specific

oh my hat🙄

Wow

Was it a mayday call or sheer incompetence? Any idea on the reasons provided?

Eh they want white people to laugh at them unprovoked ne

Fire the guy!💁‍♂️

How is this news to us

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Why? Was he jacking or something

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I find it difficult to bealive he landed on wrong airpot. There is constant communication

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Stupid headline !! Planes communicate with control towers. This just proves the level of nonsense reports.coming from eNCA !!

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There's no error here, he intended to land there .... even with low visibility, he still need to report distance/direction to some navaids in order to align to a runway.

I can imagine being your first time on a flight and looking for your relatives 😂😂😂😂

Atleast he landed

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