Korean Air says jet overran runway in Philippines, no injuries reported

Oct 24 (Reuters) – A Korean Air Strains Co Ltd (003490.KS) jet with 173 individuals on board overshot the runway at Cebu Worldwide Airport within the Philippines late Sunday, the airline stated, including that there have been no accidents and all passengers had evacuated safely.

The Airbus SE (AIR.PA) A330 widebody flying from Seoul to Cebu had tried to land twice in poor climate earlier than it overran the runway on the third try at 23:07 native time, Korean Air stated in an announcement on Monday.

“Passengers have been escorted to 3 native accommodations and another flight is being organized,” the airline stated of flight KE361. “We’re at the moment figuring out the reason for the incident.”

Unverified photographs from the scene on social media confirmed widespread harm to the aircraft, with the nostril touchdown gear appeared to have collapsed.

Korean Air President Keehong Woo issued a letter of apology concerning the flight on the airline’s web site, noting {that a} thorough investigation can be carried out with native aviation authorities and Korean authorities to find out the trigger.

“We stay dedicated to standing behind our promise of secure operations and can do our best to institute measures to forestall its recurrence,” Woo stated.

The A330-300 jet concerned within the accident was delivered new to Korean Air in 1998, based on flight monitoring web site FlightRadar24, which stated that different flights to Cebu had diverted to different airports or returned to their origin.

The Mactan-Cebu Worldwide Airport Authority stated the runway was closed quickly pending an evaluation.

Korean Air has not had a deadly passenger crash since 1997, based on Aviation Security Community, an internet site that compiles aviation accidents.

The airline had a poor security file at the moment however sought outdoors assist from Boeing Co (BA.N) and Delta Air Strains Inc (DAL.N) to enhance its requirements.

Reporting by Jamie Freed in Sydney and Karen Lema in Manila; Modifying by Mark Porter and Diane Craft

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