AirAsia plane with 159 aboard overshoots Philippine runway
MANILA, Philippines – Philippine officials say an AirAsia Zest plane with 159 passengers and crew members overshot a runway in a central province after landing in windy weather from Manila.
An Air Asia passenger plane sits on the grassy portion of the runway after overshooting upon landing in windy weather at Kalibo airport in Kalibo township, Aklan province in central Philippines today. Photo: AP
MANILA, Philippines – Philippine officials say an AirAsia Zest plane with 159 passengers and crew members overshot a runway in a central province after landing in windy weather from Manila.
Giovanni Hontomin, who is in charge of AirAsia Zest’s operations, said crew members activated an emergency slide to help passengers disembark safely from the Airbus A320-200 today (Dec 30). There were no immediate reports of injuries and the plane remained stuck on a grassy area near the runway’s end.
The incident came after the crash of an AirAsia plane that disappeared over the Java Sea on Sunday on a flight from Indonesia to Singapore with 162 people on board. Bloated bodies and debris were seen floating in Indonesian waters Tuesday.
Domestic carrier AirAsia Zest is partly owned by AirAsia Philippines. AP
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