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29 March 2024

Plane hits cow, skids off runway

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A Lion Air jet carrying 117 people hit a cow while landing and skidded off a runway in eastern Indonesia, an official said Wednesday. No injuries were reported, but the incident forced the cancellation of flights, stranding hundreds of passengers traveling for the Eid holiday.
 
The incident occurred Tuesday night as the Boeing 737-800 plane was landing at Jalaluddin airport in Gorontalo on Sulawesi island with 110 passengers and seven crewmembers, Transportation Ministry spokesman Bambang Ervan said. He said three cows were on the runway, and the plane hit at least one of them and careened off the runway before coming to a stop. The condition of the cows was unclear.
 
The incident is under investigation.

An airport official said several flights were cancelled and planes resumed landing on Wednesday.

In April, a Lion Air plane belly-flopped into the ocean just short of the runway off the resort island of Bali. All 108 people aboard survived.(AP)
 

Plane stuck in mud closes Thai airport

An airplane that became wedged in mud after skidding off the runway during take-off in southern Thailand has forced the closure of the airport, authorities said Wednesday.
 
The Boeing 737, operated by low cost Thai carrier Nok Air, veered onto soft ground on the edge of the runway at Trang airport as it set off for the Thai capital Bangkok with 142 passengers and 7 crew onboard late Tuesday.
 
No one was hurt in the incident, but a wheel of the plane remained lodged in the mud, prompting authorities to close the airport, Trat provincial governor Teerayut Eimtrakul told AFP.

"The aircraft's front wheel is about 15 metres (50 feet) from the runway's edge and has sunk half a foot (15 centimetres) into the mud," he said, adding that equipment was on its way from Bangkok to help extract the plane.
 
Staff at Nok Air said it was raining during the accident.

Passengers scheduled to fly with Nok Air and another low cost carrier Air Asia, which also flies from Trang, have been taken by bus to nearby airports.(AFP)