Published 2 years ago

Plane overshoots runway and ends up in lake - forcing French airport to close 'indefinitely'

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A cargo plane overshot its runway on landing and finished nose-down in the water of an adjacent lake. The three people aboard were rescued unharmed from the Boeing 737. The airport is closed to passenger and cargo flights until the plane has been moved. An accident investigation in underway.

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The Independent

Cargo plane ends up in water after landing at Montpellier airport

Flights including easyJet links to and from London Gatwick have been cancelled

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Plane overshoots runway, closes airport in southern France

PARIS (AP) — An airport serving France's southern Mediterranean coast is closed indefinitely after a cargo plane overshot its runway on landing and finished nose-down in the water of an adjacent lake before dawn on Saturday.

2 years ago·United States

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Hindustan Times

Pics: Cargo plane ‘perilously’ overshoots France airport runway, ends up in lake

Montpellier Airport: Three people aboard the Boeing 737 plane were rescued unharmed, Associated Press reported.

2 years ago·New Delhi, India

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abc News

Plane overshoots runway, closes airport in southern France

An airport serving France’s southern Mediterranean coast is closed indefinitely after a cargo plane overshot its runway on landing and finished nose-down in the water of an adjacent lake

2 years ago·United States

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KRDO

Plane overshoots runway, closes airport in southern France

PARIS (AP) — An airport serving France’s southern Mediterranean coast is closed indefinitely after a cargo plane overshot its runway on landing and finished nose-down in the water of an adjacent lake. Three people were rescued unharmed from aboard the Boeing 737 that was laden with air freight and came to a stop in reeds, grass and water before dawn Saturday at the airport outside Montpellier. The airport is closed to passenger and cargo flights…

2 years ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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