To salvage or not? Airbus paralyzes Davao airport

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OVERSHOOT. Cebu Pacific flight 5J 971 overran the Davao City airport runway and hit its uncemented portion evening of Sunday, June 2. Photo by Laiza Dale A. LacidaAbout two days after a budget carrier Cebu Pacific plane nosedived — literally — at the runway of Davao international airport, the Airbus A320-200 aircraft remained stuck. Delay in the work of Singaporean consultants of Cebu Pacific tow it away was largely due to efforts to salvage the multi-million-dollar aircraft so it could be used again. Civil aviation authority’s John Andrews said the aircraft is now beyond repair and should no longer disrupt operations at the country’s 3rd busiest airport. Andrews said the airline’s pilot likely committed several errors, including not following standard operating procedures, such as immediately evacuating the passengers when the plane crash landed.


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