SIA plane scoots off runway
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Munich Airport said a Boeing 777 airliner flown by Singapore Airlines slid off
its south runway when landing today.
No passengers were injured in the incident.
The 143 passengers and 14 crew members left the aircraft using normal portable
stairways following the 12.14pm accident.
A number of passengers said that the aircraft touch down was unusually hard.
Firefighters safely evacuated all passengers.
The plane does not seem to have suffered great damage.
The aircraft veered to the left exiting the runway, then veered right and
crossed the runway before coming to a standstill off the runway on the right.
The runway is closed and the airport operator hopes to reopen it later this
evening.
A spokesperson said the airport expects the remaining 400 to 500 flights of the
day to be delayed.
It is still unclear why the Boeing 777 arriving from Manchester, England, slid
off the runway into the grass shortly after touching down.
