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Istanbul Airport Temporarily Closed After Passenger Plane Skids Off Runway - Reports

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ANKARA (Sputnik) - Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport has been temporarily shut down after a passenger plane slid off a runway earlier on Tuesday... 07.01.2020, Sputnik International

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Istanbul Airport Temporarily Closed After Passenger Plane Skids Off Runway - Reports

08:08 GMT 07.01.2020 (Updated: 08:10 GMT 07.01.2020)

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ANKARA (Sputnik) - Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport has been temporarily shut down after a passenger plane slid off a runway earlier on Tuesday, Turkey’s NTV channel reported.

The airport is closed for flights until 11:20 a.m. local time (08:20 GMT), according to Turkey’s NTV channel.

No one was reportedly injured in the plane incident, while further details remain unknown.

According to media reports, the Boeing 737-800 from Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, operated by Turkish low-cost airline Pegasus, skidded as it landed early in the morning.

#Pegasus’un #Sharjah’tan dönen @Boeing #B737-800’ü @SabihaGokcen’e inişte kayarak pistten çıktı. Toprak alanda durabilen uçaktaki yolcular, slide (tahliye kaydırağı) ile tahliye edildi.
Yaralanan olmadı. Havalimanı pisti temizleme çalışmaları için kapatıldı. @ucurbenipegasus pic.twitter.com/beeJEIk3bz
— BoardingInfo (@boardinginfo) January 7, 2020

There were no injuries and all passengers were safely evacuated.