Thailand's Phuket airport runway reopens after Air India Express plane fault
The malfunction caused Phuket International Airport to close its sole runway, delaying flights and diverting 12 flights, with all 133 passengers safely deplaned, officials said.
- Thailand's Phuket airport temporarily closed its runway to remove a disabled Air India Express plane that experienced a malfunction upon landing.
- The Air India Express flight from Hyderabad suffered damage to its landing gear as it hit the runway.
- An image showed part of the aircraft's landing gear with a wheel missing, in direct contact with the runway, leaving a long skid mark.
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Thailand's Phuket airport closes runway after Air India Express plane malfunction
BANGKOK, March 11 - Thailand's Phuket airport said on Wednesday it had temporarily closed its runway to remove a disabled Air India Express plane after it experienced a malfunction upon landing. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Heavy smoke is seen here from a plane that made a hard landing at Phuket Airport on Wednesday morning. The airport is closing the runway after the incident, which is having a major impact on air traffic.
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Smoke was seen billowing from the Boeing 373's nose landing gear after the hard landing
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