Boeing 737 catches fire and skids off the runway at a Senegal airport, injuring 10 people
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A Boeing 737 plane carrying 85 people skidded off a runway at the airport in Dakar, Senegal's capital, injuring 10 people.
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Senegal’s transport minister says the Air Sénégal flight operated by TransAir was headed to Bamako, in neighboring Mali, late Wednesday with 79 passengers, two pilots and four cabin crew.
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A Boeing 737 carrying 85 people caught fire and skidded off a runway at Senegal’s main airport, injuring 10 people including the pilot, the country’s transport minister said Thursday.
A Boeing passenger plane came off the runway during takeoff in Senegal early Thursday, injuring 11 people and shutting the international airport near the capital Dakar for almost 12 hours, management…
A Boeing passenger plane came off the runway during takeoff from Dakar international airport early Thursday, injuring 11 people and shutting the hub for almost 12 hours, its operator said.
Four people were seriously injured Thursday when a Boeing 737-300 jet left the runway on takeoff in Senegal. Six other people had less serious injuries.
DAKAR >> A plane with dozens of passengers skidded off a runway before takeoff at Senegal’s main airport today, injuring at least 10 people and bringing the facility temporarily to a halt, the airport and Senegalese transport ministry said.
The Air Senegal flight operated by TransAir was headed from Dakar to the city of Bamako in Mali when the Boeing 737 jet exited the runway during takeoff.
The plane was carrying 85 people and skidded off the runway at the airport in Dakar, Senegal's capital. Separately, in Turkey, 190 were safely evacuated from a plane after one of its tires exploded during landing.
