The runway at Istanbul Airport closed after a cargo aircraft’s emergency touchdown as a result of a touchdown gear malfunction has reopened for flights, an official mentioned Thursday.
“The cargo aircraft, which made an emergency landing on our 16R runway yesterday, was successfully removed from the runway and taken to a safe spot thanks to the coordination of all our stakeholders and the devoted work of our teams,” CEO of Istanbul Airport operator IGA Selahattin Bilgen wrote on X.
“Following the success of our operation, our runway is back in service,” he added.
This comes after a FedEx Express Boeing 767 cargo plane made an emergency touchdown at Istanbul Airport on Wednesday when its entrance touchdown gear didn’t deploy. It managed to remain on the runway. Authorities have mentioned they are going to launch an investigation into the incident.
The Boeing 767 belonging to FedEx Express used the again touchdown gear after which dipped its nostril to land with the entrance portion of the fuselage, in line with a video on social media.
The aircraft was on the final leg of its flight from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport to Istanbul when the pilots realized the entrance touchdown gear didn’t open.
Pilots knowledgeable the site visitors management tower at Istanbul Airport and landed with steerage from the tower, the Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry mentioned in its assertion.
Airport rescue and fireplace combating groups made essential preparations earlier than touchdown, the ministry additionally mentioned. Authorities gave no motive for the failure.
Following the incident, Türkiye’s Transportation Ministry initiated an investigation into the emergency touchdown of a FedEx Boeing 767 cargo aircraft with out its entrance touchdown gear on Wednesday. A ministry official talked about that their groups have been on the scene conducting examinations as a part of the continuing investigation, though particular particulars weren’t disclosed.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
