Tue, 11 Jan 2011
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian authorities shut down an international airport in the eastern state of Sarawak Tuesday when they were unable to remove an aircraft that had skidded off the runway.
The accident occurred Monday during heavy rain. Four passengers suffered minor injuries and were treated at a nearby hospital, the official Bernama news agency reported.
The Airbus A320 aircraft operated by AirAsia Bhd was carrying 124 passengers and six crew members, officials said.
Authorities initially said flights were expected to resume by midday Tuesday but rainfall hindered work to remove the plane and officials kept the airport closed until further notice.
AirAsia also said Tuesday it will conduct an investigation with the Department of Civil Aviation into the the accident.
Source: Earth Times.
Link: http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/news/361694,airasia-plane-skids-runway.html.
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