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Cargo Plane Skids At Kuching Airport Upon Landing
OFF TRACK… A cargo plane skidded upon landing during rain at the tail end of the runway at the Kuching International Airport. Pix: Hairul Nizam
KUCHING, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- A cargo plane skidded upon landing during rain at the tail end of the runway at the Kuching International Airport here Monday morning.
Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Alfred Jabu said the runway was closed at 6.05am just after the incident but was reopened at 11.30am.
The closure caused about 1,000 passengers to be stranded at the airport.
Jabu, who is also state Infrastructure Development and Communication Minister, told reporters that 18 domestic and international departures and 15 arrivals were delayed while two incoming and two outgoing flights were cancelled.
"We apologise to all the passengers and users of the airport following the incident which caused the flight delays and cancellations," he said.
The aircraft was believed to have skidded while landing during rain, and ended up on its belly at the end of the runway.
Jabu said it was towed out of the area at 10.30am and the runway was cleaned to ensure that it was safe for landings and take-offs.
"The Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) is still investigating the cause of the incident," he said, adding that all the four workers on board, including the crew members, were safe.
The aircraft, operated by Transmile Air, was transporting cargo of the DHL express courier service from Kuala Lumpur.
Jabu said he had informed Transport Minister Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy and his deputgy, Datuk Douglas Uggah, of the incident.
Asked whether the skidding, the second such incident in a week, was due to inadequate length of the runway, Jabu said that the 2,454m runway was adequate.
"Anyway we'll get the full reports on the investigations into the two incidents as soon as possible," he said.
On Feb 19, a MAS Airbus A330 aircraft skidded and was stuck in the mud at the end of the runway when making a "U" turn while taxiing to take off to Kuala Lumpur.
Meanwhile, an eyewitness living near the runway, Helena Abin Tareng, 46, said she heard a loud bang which sounded like an explosion at 6.20am.
"I ran out to look and saw an aircraft at the end of the runway.
"The fire and rescue and DCA teams then came to render assistance," she said.
-- BERNAMA --
Cargo Plane Skids At Kuching Airport Upon Landing
OFF TRACK… A cargo plane skidded upon landing during rain at the tail end of the runway at the Kuching International Airport. Pix: Hairul Nizam
KUCHING, Feb 27 (Bernama) -- A cargo plane skidded upon landing during rain at the tail end of the runway at the Kuching International Airport here Monday morning.
Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Alfred Jabu said the runway was closed at 6.05am just after the incident but was reopened at 11.30am.
The closure caused about 1,000 passengers to be stranded at the airport.
Jabu, who is also state Infrastructure Development and Communication Minister, told reporters that 18 domestic and international departures and 15 arrivals were delayed while two incoming and two outgoing flights were cancelled.
"We apologise to all the passengers and users of the airport following the incident which caused the flight delays and cancellations," he said.
The aircraft was believed to have skidded while landing during rain, and ended up on its belly at the end of the runway.
Jabu said it was towed out of the area at 10.30am and the runway was cleaned to ensure that it was safe for landings and take-offs.
"The Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) is still investigating the cause of the incident," he said, adding that all the four workers on board, including the crew members, were safe.
The aircraft, operated by Transmile Air, was transporting cargo of the DHL express courier service from Kuala Lumpur.
Jabu said he had informed Transport Minister Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy and his deputgy, Datuk Douglas Uggah, of the incident.
Asked whether the skidding, the second such incident in a week, was due to inadequate length of the runway, Jabu said that the 2,454m runway was adequate.
"Anyway we'll get the full reports on the investigations into the two incidents as soon as possible," he said.
On Feb 19, a MAS Airbus A330 aircraft skidded and was stuck in the mud at the end of the runway when making a "U" turn while taxiing to take off to Kuala Lumpur.
Meanwhile, an eyewitness living near the runway, Helena Abin Tareng, 46, said she heard a loud bang which sounded like an explosion at 6.20am.
"I ran out to look and saw an aircraft at the end of the runway.
"The fire and rescue and DCA teams then came to render assistance," she said.
-- BERNAMA --