CEBU, Philippines: A Korean Air Lines Co Ltd jet with 173 people on board overshot the runway at Cebu International Airport in the Philippines late on Sunday, the airline said, adding that there were no injuries and all passengers had evacuated safely.
LOOK: The Korean Air flight that accidentally overshot the runway of Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) on Sunday, October 23, 2022 at 11:11 p.m. due to bad weather condition.
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The Korean Air flight, arriving from Seoul, South Korea, crash landed into a patch of grass at the MCIA, veered off the runway and causing operations to temporarily cease in the country’s second busiest airport.
According to a post by Lapu-Lapu City disaster chief Nagiel Bañacia, the local government’s emergency team was deployed to the scene shortly after the incident. According to Bañacia, the LGU’s medical team recorded no injuries.
Korean Air called it an “abnormal landing” due to worsening weather conditions”. It said a thorough investigation would be performed together with the local aviation authorities and Korean authorities to determine the cause(s) of this event.
According to Flightaware, the aircraft was an A333 airbus. Operations have been temporarily suspended at the airport following the incident.
