Post by Evodesire on Jan 12, 2011 13:09:19 GMT 8
Cebu Pac plane plows thru Palawan airport, blocks other flights
From GMAnews.TV
A Cebu Pacific passenger plane reportedly burst a tire upon landing on a grassy area along the tarmac of the Puerto Princesa airport in Palawan province on Tuesday at about 7 p.m.
The accident damaged about half of the lights on the runway, although there were no reports of injuries, said local Air Transportation Office official Rafael Servando in an interview with GMANews.TV.
Due to the runway damage, a Philippine Airlines plane was unable to take off for a scheduled flight to Manila, and is reportedly parked at the tarmac’s apron together with the Cebu Pacific plane.
According to the ATO official, firemen immediately hosed off soil and other debris from the runway to clear the landing area.
Servando said they will repair the damaged runway lights by Wednesday morning, and estimate that incoming and outgoing flights will return to normal by around noontime.—With Paterno Esmaquel/JV, GMANews.TV
From GMAnews.TV
A Cebu Pacific passenger plane reportedly burst a tire upon landing on a grassy area along the tarmac of the Puerto Princesa airport in Palawan province on Tuesday at about 7 p.m.
The accident damaged about half of the lights on the runway, although there were no reports of injuries, said local Air Transportation Office official Rafael Servando in an interview with GMANews.TV.
Due to the runway damage, a Philippine Airlines plane was unable to take off for a scheduled flight to Manila, and is reportedly parked at the tarmac’s apron together with the Cebu Pacific plane.
According to the ATO official, firemen immediately hosed off soil and other debris from the runway to clear the landing area.
Servando said they will repair the damaged runway lights by Wednesday morning, and estimate that incoming and outgoing flights will return to normal by around noontime.—With Paterno Esmaquel/JV, GMANews.TV