Qatar Airways flight skids on the Kochi Wet Runway, all on board safe

A Qatar Airways Airbus A330 carrying 306 pbadengers to Doha landed off-center on the runway due to adverse weather conditions this morning, damaging 12 runway lights.

However, all pbadengers were safe, said a spokesman for Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL).

Two flights – a FlyDubai to Dubai and an Emirates flight to Kochi – were delayed due to the incident. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC), the CIAL, said in a statement

Qatar Airways canceled the return part of the flight and welcomed all pbadengers on other flights, added the company.

The airline confirmed the incident, saying that the plane had skidded during the landing following heavy rains and water on the runway. "A Qatar Airways flight, QR 516, bound for Kochi from Doha, with 306 pbadengers on board, took off from the runway, apparently due to the accumulation of time before the landing. "The accident occurred at 0219 hours Friday morning," he added.

"The weather conditions were acceptable when the aircraft began to approach the runway, it is reported

Subsequent observation revealed that there was a sudden buildup of weather almost on the runway, with heavy rain and crosswind, which caused the aircraft to land a few meters from the pre-designated central line

. pilot could man The plane was brought back to the center line of the runway, and then to the parking area.

During the inspection of the runway, 12 lights installed on the right edge of the runway were damaged. Qatar Airways QR516 flight from DOH to COK skidded during taxi landing due to heavy rains and water on the runway, which damaged some of these aircraft. runway lights. The plane rolled normally to the stand, "said the company in the release

but declined to share the number of people on board, including the crew.

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