After more than twenty minutes of flying from Abuja to Yola, a Max
Air flight full of passengers suddenly announced its cancellation. A passenger of the plane, who was not named, told the media that the pilot announced that the flight would not be able to fly from Abuja to Yola "due to technical reasons". Recalling his ordeal, the passenger said the pilot may have been trying to avoid another crash, hence the sudden announcement "for safety reasons". Our reporter gathered flight VM16 8 landed back in Abuja and all passengers were evacuated without knowing their next scheduled flight. This media also gathered that Max Air had to fly back empty from Yola two days ago due to “technical problems”. You will recall that exactly a week ago, Max Air had a technical crash landing at Yola with a flat tire, causing panic across the country.