Aircraft crashed on touchdown, No casualties reported
A jet cargo freighter operated by Toll of Australia has crashed
while attempting to land at the Honiara international airport Sunday morning
with no one being injured.
The Boeing 737-300F aircraft was on touch down
at Henderson when its right side gave way. The incident occurred at about 10:30
am.
All flights in and out of Honiara international airport were
cancelled as a result.
Air Niugini flight from Port Moresby into Honiara
bound for Nadi, Fiji was cancelled.
While the Solomon Airlines service
operated by its A320 airbus from Nadi to Honiara was also
affected.
Report said the flight had to be diverted to Port Vila, Vanuatu
with most passengers and crews being accommodated at a hotel
there.
Reports by Fairfax NZ News said the Auckland based Airworks Group
confirmed the aircraft had lost its right undercarriage during landing.
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