Forced landing for burning plane
Forced landing for burning plane
A Boeing 747 with nearly 400 people on board has been forced to make an emergency landing in Auckland after it caught fire.
The tail of the Singapore Airlines plane scraped the tarmac on take-off from Auckland International Airport on Wednesday afternoon.
The airline says the aircraft was forced to circle the airport and dump fuel while ground crews assessed the damage.
It then made an emergency landing.
About a dozen ambulances and fire trucks were on standby, but the airline says the plane landed safely and no one was hurt.
About 30 flights were distrupted as airport staff swept the runways clear of debris.
All those aboard were evacuated once it came to a stop, and no injuries have been reported.
Published on Mar 12, 2003