US EditionThailand's Phuket airport runway reopens after Air India Express plane fault
The nose-wheel malfunction on Air India Express Flight IX938 caused a nine-hour closure of Phuket's only runway, stranding 133 passengers and disrupting flights at a major tourist hub.
- Thailand's Phuket airport temporarily closed its runway to remove a disabled Air India Express plane that experienced a malfunction upon landing.
- The Air India Express flight from Hyderabad suffered damage to its landing gear as it hit the runway.
- An image showed part of the aircraft's landing gear with a wheel missing, in direct contact with the runway, leaving a long skid mark.
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The runway at Phuket International Airport in Thailand was closed for several hours.
The sudden outbreak of an Air India Express aircraft led to the closure of the only track at Phuket International Airport in Thailand on Thursday (11). The incident temporarily interrupted operations at one of Thailand's most mobile tourist airports. A man who found 'The Gold Ship' and refused to reveal a currency barrier was released after 10 years of imprisonment Video: Vulcan entered into an explosion in Hawaii and threw debris at the size of…
Thailand's Phuket airport closes runway after Air India Express plane malfunction
BANGKOK, March 11 - Thailand's Phuket airport said on Wednesday it had temporarily closed its runway to remove a disabled Air India Express plane after it experienced a malfunction upon landing. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Heavy smoke is seen here from a plane that made a hard landing at Phuket Airport on Wednesday morning. The airport is closing the runway after the incident, which is having a major impact on air traffic.
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