Cebu Pacific plane skids off Butuan runway

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(UPDATED) The aircraft nose wheel of Cebu Pacific flight 5J 220 bound for Cebu went off the runway as it was turning to prepare for takeoff

PLANE OVERSHOOTS RUNWAY. A Cebu Pacific plane skidded off a runway in Butuan City, Agusan del Norte, on Saturday morning, February 15, as it prepared for takeoff. Photo by CAAP Media Bureau

MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Flights to and from Butuan City, Agusan del Norte, were temporarily suspended on Saturday, February 15, after a Cebu Pacific plane skidded off the runway.

The aircraft nose wheel of Cebu Pacific flight 5J 220 bound for Cebu went off the runway as it was turning to prepare for takeoff, said an advisory by the low-cost airline.

The passengers have left the aircraft and are currently being re-accommodated in the next available flights, the statement added. 

The grounded plane was an Airbus A319 with registry RPC3195, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP). Aircraft accident investigator Anthony de Arca and his team were immediately deployed on the scene to determine the cause of the accident, added CAAP.

The Butuan runway would be temporarily closed until 4 pm tomorrow “but may be revised or cancelled earlier if status thereat changes,” said CAAP.

Three Cebu Pacific flights to and from Butuan were also cancelled:

  • 5J785/786 Manila-Butuan-Manila
  • 5J791/792 Manila-Butuan-Manila
  • 5J223/224 Cebu-Butuan-Cebu

Cebu Pacific offered to the affected passengers a free rebooking of flights within 30 days from original departure date, a reroute to the nearest alternate airport (in Cagayan de Oro City or Davao City), or a full travel fund/refund. – Rappler.com

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