{"id":19057,"date":"2020-02-05T22:30:34","date_gmt":"2020-02-05T20:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=19057"},"modified":"2020-02-05T22:30:34","modified_gmt":"2020-02-05T20:30:34","slug":"plane-breaks-into-three-after-skidding-off-istanbul-runway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/community\/plane-breaks-into-three-after-skidding-off-istanbul-runway","title":{"rendered":"Plane breaks into three after skidding off Istanbul runway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A PLANE carrying 177 people skidded off the runway at an Istanbul airport, caught fire and split into three after landing in rough weather on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Officials said that no-one had lost their lives in the spectacular accident, but dozens of people were injured.<\/p>\n<p>Live images broadcast on Turkish television showed several people climbing through a large crack in the severed aircraft and escaping onto one of the wings at the rear.<\/p>\n<p>The Boeing 737 operated by Turkish low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines had flown into Istanbul\u2019s Sabiha Gokcen airport from the Aegean port city of Izmir, NTV televion reported.<\/p>\n<p>The plane was apparently buffeted by strong winds and heavy rain lashing Istanbul, Turkey\u2019s largest city.<\/p>\n<p>Fifty-two people were injured and taken to hospital, Istanbul governor Ali Yerlikaya said in a statement on Twitter, but there were no deaths.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome passengers evacuated the plane by themselves but others are stuck inside and our rescuers are working to free them,\u201d Transport Minister Mehmet Cahit Turhan said on CNN-Turk television.<\/p>\n<p>The plane was carrying 171 passengers and six crew members, the governor said, while Turkish media reports said there were 12 children on board.<\/p>\n<p>Turkish media also said the two pilots, a Turkish national and a South Korean, were seriously hurt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A PLANE carrying 177 people skidded off the runway at an Istanbul airport, caught fire and split into three after landing in rough weather on Wednesday. Officials said that no-one had lost their lives in the spectacular accident, but dozens of people were injured. 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