When a plane in Panama rushed out of the runway, 166 people escaped from inflatable slide

Polar News reporter Manda

According to the aviation industry Simple Flying reported on September 26, on the evening of September 25, local time, Panama Airlines rushed out of the runway from the Boeing 737-800 passenger plane in the capital of Mexico, and fell into the muddy lawn next to the runway. The inflatable slide popped up, 159 passengers and 7 crew members escaped through inflatable slide.

It is reported that the registered number of this Boeing 737-800 passenger aircraft is HP-1539, 12.7 years old, and belongs to Panama Airlines. On the day of the incident, the plane flew from CM135 flights from the capital of Mexico Mexico to Panama. At 5:41 pm local time on September 25th, the plane took off from Mexico City International Airport and landed at Totakmen International Airport, Panama City at 9:13 pm.

When the plane landed, affected by the "Ian" of the tropical storm, Panama City was under the rain and was accompanied by gusts. As a result, the plane rushed out of the runway after landing, and the tires of the plane landing rack directly fell into the muddy lawn.

The video and pictures taken by the witnesses show that the cabin door of the head and tail of the aircraft opens, the inflatable slide pops up, and many passengers slide down along the inflatable landslide. The safety door located in the middle of the plane also opened, and many passengers evacuated from the door to the wing and slipped down.

Some passengers tweeted that they had escaped through inflatable slides and were all drenched. After arriving at the terminal, they took off the wet clothes, wrapped the blanket on the robe, and took a photo of a selfie. The passenger also said that after seeing the luggage on the plane was transported away, it was told that the luggage would be shipped to their ultimate destination two days later. He said that at the beginning, the scene was chaotic and almost out of control, but later the airline staff was very friendly and helped as much as possible.

The scene

Panama Airlines issued a notice saying that there were 159 passengers and 7 crew members, and no one was injured. After the incident, all passengers and crew members were taken to the airport terminal, where they got the help of airline staff. Some transfer passengers will continue their trip within a few hours, and the remaining passengers will be sent to local hotels.

The plane staying at the scene will be evacuated by a person as soon as possible.

Affected by the accident, Tukumen International Airport was temporarily closed. A group of flights flew to Panama Pacific Airport, and other flights were delayed.

At 0:45 local time on September 26, NK907 flights from the Hollywood International Airport of Lauderdaleburg, USA, landed smoothly at the airport.

(Picture source Twitter)

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