Singapore Airlines flight veers off Myanmar airport runway
SINGAPORE — Singapore Airlines (SIA) has confirmed that one of its planes veered off the runway yesterday (May 21) while landing at the Yangon International Airport in Myanmar.
Singapore Airlines (SIA) planes. TODAY file photo
SINGAPORE — Singapore Airlines (SIA) has confirmed that one of its planes veered off the runway yesterday (May 21) while landing at the Yangon International Airport in Myanmar.
An SIA spokesperson told Channel NewsAsia that flight SQ998, an Airbus A330 that took off from Singapore and which was scheduled to land in Yangon at 9.20am on Wednesday, encountered heavy rain and veered “slightly off” the runway on landing.
There were no reports of injuries. The aircraft was towed to the gate and all passengers disembarked safely, the spokesperson said, adding that a replacement aircraft was sent to Yangon to operate the return flight.
The airport was closed for half an hour due to the incident, Xinhua news agency reported. CHANNEL NEWSASIA
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