The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has announced the re-opening of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos runway after its temporal closure following a landing incident.

This was disclosed in a tweet from the FAAN’s official twitter handle.

Update: Runway 18R in MMIA Lagos that was temporarily closed yesterday due to a tyre burst on landing by Azman Air aircraft is now open. https://t.co/ZoliiNlBcQ

— Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (@FAAN_Official) February 17, 2021

Yesterday’s closure was due to a landing incident involving a Boeing 737 Azman Air aircraft with registration 5N SYS, and flight number ZQ2325. The aircraft had a tyre burst after landing.