MANILA: A Korean Air plane slid off the runway while landing at Cebu international airport in the Philippines, causing slight injuries and shutting down the country’s second busiest airport, authorities said Monday (Oct 24).
All 173 passengers and crew of Korean Air flight KE631 from Incheon were evacuated safely after the Airbus A330 aircraft overshot the runway on Sunday, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) said in a report.
Minor injuries were treated at the airport clinic.
Glenn Napuli, the airport’s assistant general manager, said the airport would be shut down until midnight, and authorities were working to resume flights within the day.
“We are hoping by tomorrow we can remove the aircraft,” Napuli said in a briefing.
An investigation was underway into the cause of the accident, Napuli said.