KUALA LUMPUR – An Indonesian cargo plane skidded off the runway yesterday upon landing at a Jakarta airport, reported Bloomberg.
The plane had made the hard landing when returning to base shortly after take-off due to a technical issue.
Trigana Air’s Boeing 737-400 returned to Halim Perdanakusumah Airport about two minutes after take-off yesterday, AirNav spokesman Yohanes Harry Douglas Sirait was quoted as saying.
Trigana Air Service cargo 737 suffers runway excursion on landing at Jakarta Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in Indonesia. No injuries reported. https://t.co/iqYRAyvfVg pic.twitter.com/CYFscGudWM
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After the incident, as the plane was blocking the runway, several flights were diverted to Soekarno Hatta Airport in Banten, West Java.
The aircraft was scheduled to fly to Makassar, South Sulawesi, he said, adding that the National Transportation Safety Committee has initiated an investigation into the matter. – The Vibes, March 21, 2021
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