WA airport shut after aircraft slides into runway end safety
zone
A QantasLink flight from Perth to the Pilbara region has
skidded into a runway safety zone after the area was lashed with heavy rain from
Cyclone Blake.
Flight QF2650 landed at Newman Airport at 7.15am in poor
weather, skidding past the normal runway zone and into an "end safety area" at
low speed.
All 80 passengers and crew onboard the Fokker 100 aircraft
exited the plane normally via the stairs and no injuries were
reported.
The plane left the runway, becoming bogged in
heavy mud. (9News)
Newman Airport is a popular destination for mine
workers travelling to Western Australia's iron ore mines.
A QantasLink
spokesperson told 9News that the incident was being investigated.
"The
aircraft has come to a complete stop in what's called the runway end safety
area," the spokesperson said.
"Flights in and out of Newman have been
cancelled for the rest of the day, while the aircraft is removed.
The plane was travelling from Perth to Newman
Airport in WA's Pilbara region. (9News)
"We have commenced an
internal investigation to determine how this occurred and have reported the
incident to the ATSB.
"We apologise to impacted customers and are working
to re-accommodate them as quickly as possible."
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Blake
has caused heavy rain and high winds at Newman Airport in recent days.
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