INTERNASIONAAL. – Passasiers op Airlink vlug Z4 204 van Johannesburg na Pemba in Mosambiek het gistermiddag ‘n ongewone landing op ‘n nat aanloopbaan beleef.
Airlink het ‘n verklaring uitgereik 7om die voorval te bevestig toe die vliegtuig met 32 passasiers en drie bemanningslede aan boord se landing ietwat skeefgeloop het.
Volgens die verklaring het almal aan boord deur die voorste deur ontruim en geen beserings is aangemeld nie. Airlink en lughawepersoneel het na die passasiers en bemanningslede omgesien terwyl nog ‘n vliegtuig op pad was om die terugvlug te behartig.
Die aanloopbaan was ten tyde van die voorval gesluit.
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RUNWAY EXCURSION AT PEMBA INVOLVING AIRLINK FLIGHT 4Z 204
JOHANNESBURG – Airlink regrets to confirm one of its aircraft was involved in a wet runway excursion upon landing at Pemba in Mozambique this afternoon
The Embraer 135 Regional Jet, registration ZS-SJX, operating as flight 4Z 204 from Johannesburg, had 32 passengers and three crew onboard. Everyone onboard disembarked from the aircraft through the main front entrance. At this time, there have been no reported injuries. Airlink and airport personnel at Pemba are taking care of the customers and crew.
Airlink has notified the relevant Mozambique and South African authorities. The airport operator has closed the runway, but as soon as it re-opens, we will dispatch a back-up aircraft to Pemba to operate the return flight. An Airlink recovery team will travel to Pemba to assist with retrieving the aircraft, which had aquaplaned off the runway.
Airlink will also provide all necessary assistance to Mozambique’s investigators. As the country of occurrence, Mozambique’s Directorate of Air Accident Investigations will conduct the formal investigation into the occurrence.
We will provide updates as more verified information becomes available.
ENDS
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