Liberia: A Close Call As President’s Plane Crash Lands While Landing At Roberts International Airport – Asky, Air Maroc, Air Peace, Kenya Airways All Cancel Flights As Plane Remains On Runway

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- For years, travelers have raised concerns about the deteriorating condition of the runway at Roberts International Airport (RIA). On Thursday afternoon, those fears were realized at the highest level when President Joseph Boakai and his delegation narrowly escaped disaster. The 36-year-old Gulfstream IV (G4) private jet carrying the President crash-landed upon arrival from Nigeria after its tires burst during touchdown, forcing the aircraft to come to an abrupt halt in the middle of the runway and sending

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