Bangkok-bound Nok Air flight skids off runway

A Bangkok-bound Nok Air flight slid off the runway at Trang airport as it was preparing to takeoff.

The accident on flight DD7411 took place while pilots were readying the Boeing 737-800 plane for takeoff at 5.45pm amid heavy rains, Thaworn Saengampai, director of the airport said. 

All 142 passengers and crew on board are safe.

The passengers, many of who were foreign tourists, were moved out of the aircraft to the terminal, and transferred by bus to Hat Yai international airport for a new flight to Bangkok, but a number decided to cancel their trips. 

All flights to and from Trang were meanwhile cancelled. The airport was expected to reopen on Wednesday, the Bangkok Post reported.




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