Juan Santamaria International Airport in Costa Rica reopened on Thursday (8) hours after a Boeing 757-200 cargo operated by DHL made an emergency landing and skidded off the runway, separating the aircraft’s tail, they said. aviation authorities.
Airport operator Aeris said the airport, on the outskirts of the capital San Jose, reopened at 3:30 pm local time, hours earlier than expected, after the incident occurred at 10 am.
About 8,500 passengers and 57 commercial and cargo flights were affected by the closure, the operator said.
DHL, part of Deutsche Post AG, said the crew was unharmed and that a professional was undergoing a medical review as a precaution.
Images from Costa Rican newspaper La Nacion showed a yellow plane with the DHL logo being doused with firefighting foam where it landed on a lawn next to a runway. The tail came off and one wing broke, photos show.
The aircraft was bound for Guatemala when it apparently suffered a hydraulic system failure, said Luis Miranda Munoz, deputy director of Costa Rica’s civil aviation authority. The problem prompted the pilot to request an emergency landing shortly after takeoff, he said.
A Boeing spokeswoman said it would defer questions to investigating authorities. DHL and airport authorities said they worked together to move the aircraft, although they said it did not affect operations.
“The DHL incident response team has been activated and an investigation will be conducted with the relevant authorities to determine what happened,” DHL said.
Initially, Aeris estimated that the airport would remain closed until 6:00 pm local time on Thursday, which would have impacted three cargo flights and 32 commercial flights to and from the United States, Central America, Mexico, Canada and Europe. .
Source: CNN Brasil
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