Privately-owned South African airline, Airlink, has confirmed that one in every of its plane was concerned in a moist runway tour on 18 January.
The incident occurred at round 15.30 when the plane was touchdown at Pemba in Mozambique.
NO FATALITIES
Airlink flight 4Z 204 from Johannesburg had 32 passengers and three crew onboard. Fortuitously, no accidents have been reported as but.
All crew and passengers on the flight managed to exit the plane by the aircraft’s entrance door.
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AIRLINK AIRCRAFT
The incident involving an Embraer 135 plane was not deadly however it might seem that the plane has sustained injury.
It is going to should be retrieved from its place off the runway. Restoration groups will should be dispatched for this.
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PROVIDING ASSISTANCE
Native aviation authorities in Mozambique and their counterparts in South Africa are attending to the state of affairs.
Airlink and airport personnel at Pemba are taking good care of the passengers and crew.
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PEMBA INCIDENT
In line with the Membership of Mozambique, the runway at Pemba Airport has been closed till additional discover.
As quickly because it re-opens, Airlink will ship a back-up plane and a restoration workforce to Pemba, to help with restoration of the plane, which aquaplaned off the runway.
Additional data shall be made out there as quickly as extra particulars are recognized.
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