Plane skids off runway, shutting down Nepal's airport
Posted April 19, 2018 7:00 am
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Nepal's only international airport remained closed Friday after a passenger plane attempting to take off skidded off the runway.
Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu said no one was injured when a Boeing 737 operated by Malindo Air skidded to the grassy area at the end of the runway Thursday night. Attempts were being made to pull out the aircraft.
All flights have been canceled since the accident with thousands of passengers waiting outside the terminal. It was not clear when flights would resume.
Malindo Air, a Malaysian airline, has regular flights linking Kuala Lumpur and Kathmandu.
Last month, a Bangladeshi passenger plane crashed at the airport while attempting to land, killing 49 people on board.
A Malindo Air passenger plane sits after skidding to the grassy area at the end of runway in Tribhuwan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, April 20, 2018. The Nepal's only international airport remained closed Friday after the passenger plane attempting to take off skidded off the runway. No one was injured. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
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An airport officer talks on his cellphone while inspecting a Malindo Air passenger plane which skidded to the grassy area at the end of runway in Tribhuwan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, April 20, 2018. The Nepal's only international airport remained closed Friday after the passenger plane attempting to take off skidded off the runway. No one was injured. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
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Airport officers and Nepalese police work to pull out a Malindo Air passenger plane from the grassy area at the end of runway in Tribhuwan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, April 20, 2018. The Nepal's only international airport remained closed Friday after the passenger plane attempting to take off skidded off the runway. No one was injured. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
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An airport officer inspects a Malindo Air passenger plane after it skidded to the grassy area at the end of runway in Tribhuwan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, April 20, 2018. The Nepal's only international airport remained closed Friday after the passenger plane attempting to take off skidded off the runway. No one was injured. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
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People watch a Malindo Air passenger plane after it skidded to the grassy area at the end of runway in Tribhuwan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, April 20, 2018. The Nepal's only international airport remained closed Friday after the passenger plane attempting to take off skidded off the runway. No one was injured. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
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People watch a Malindo Air passenger plane after it skidded to the grassy area at the end of runway in Tribhuwan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, April 20, 2018. The Nepal's only international airport remained closed Friday after the passenger plane attempting to take off skidded off the runway. No one was injured. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
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