On October 24th local time, Korean Air President Wu Qihong apologized for a Korean Air passenger plane breaking out of the runway at Cebu Airport in the Philippines, saying that he would do his best to cooperate with local aviation agencies and governments to properly handle follow-up matters.
htmlOn the evening of 123, a Korean Air passenger plane carrying 162 passengers and 11 flight attendants rushed out of the runway when landing due to bad weather conditions. Fortunately, no casualties were caused, but the wheels and fuselage of the passenger plane landing gear were partially damaged.Korean Air plans to send alternative flights to passengers who were originally scheduled to take the plane to Incheon, South Korea while investigating the cause of the accident.
South Korea's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport stated that it will set up an accident handling headquarters with the Director of the Aviation Policy Office as the person in charge to grasp the losses, and establish a contact system with local embassies, airlines, etc. to respond to the accident.
Korean Air Railway Accident Investigation Committee and South Korea's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Aviation Safety Supervision Officials are also planning to participate in the accident investigation.
South Korea's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said that due to the accident, the runway of Cebu Airport was closed. The flight originally planned to depart from Incheon Airport and to Cebu Airport was forced to land at a nearby airport. The flight originally planned to return to Incheon Airport from Cebu Airport was postponed.
(Original title "Korean Air apologizes for the incident of passenger plane rushing out of the runway in the Philippines")
