747FOCAL
22nd Jul 2003, 00:32
What are the odds of all ten tires blowing at once on a 744 main gear? Me thinks there was something on the runway and since it was in Pakistan it was prolly done on purpose.
Major tragedy averted, Islamabad airport closed
Hindu (India) 07/20/03
Copyright (C) 2001 Kasturi & Sons Ltd (KSL); Source: World Reporter (TM) - Asia Intelligence Wire
Islamabad, July 20. (PTI): All 276 passengers on board a New York bound Pakistan International Airlines flight had a miraculous escape today when all the ten tires of the Boeing 747 burst on takeoff, an airport official said.
"All 10 tyres of the plane PK-717 burst when it was about to takeoff for New York. The 276 passengers on board, including eight children and 19 crew members, are safe," the official said.
The international airport has been shut down as the runway has been blocked and all flights to and from Islamabad have been temporarily suspended.
The flight arrived today morning from Karachi to Islamabad for onward journey to New York.
The airport is likely to open later in the day and the New York flight is expected to resume in the afternoon.
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Major tragedy averted, Islamabad airport closed
Hindu (India) 07/20/03
Copyright (C) 2001 Kasturi & Sons Ltd (KSL); Source: World Reporter (TM) - Asia Intelligence Wire
Islamabad, July 20. (PTI): All 276 passengers on board a New York bound Pakistan International Airlines flight had a miraculous escape today when all the ten tires of the Boeing 747 burst on takeoff, an airport official said.
"All 10 tyres of the plane PK-717 burst when it was about to takeoff for New York. The 276 passengers on board, including eight children and 19 crew members, are safe," the official said.
The international airport has been shut down as the runway has been blocked and all flights to and from Islamabad have been temporarily suspended.
The flight arrived today morning from Karachi to Islamabad for onward journey to New York.
The airport is likely to open later in the day and the New York flight is expected to resume in the afternoon.
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