Incident: Air Europa B738 at Lanzarote on Oct 31st 2008, departed runway on landing
By Simon Hradecky, created Friday, Oct 31st 2008 08:58Z, last updated Friday, Oct 31st 2008 11:00Z
An Air Europa Lineas Aereas Boeing 737-800, registration EC-HJQ performing flight UX196 from Glasgow,SC (UK) to Lanzarote,CI (Spain) with 74 passengers and 6 crew, ran off the end of runway 21 at Lanzarote during the landing roll and came to a stop on soft ground in the beach area almost perpendicular to the runway. No injuries have been reported, the damage is reported minor. The passengers were evacuated via slides.
Canary Island Authorities reported, that the airplane may have suffered a broken axle. Emergency services helped the passengers off the airplane and brought them to the terminal.
The airport is currently closed.
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