oh Montpellier airport in the south of France was closed early Saturday morning after a cargo plane failed to land and ended up on the shores of a nearby lake.
“Complicated” operations to remove the aircraft from the site began on Sunday and officials hope to be able to resume flight connections by the beginning of the week.
“I can’t give an exact timetable yet, but in any case, we hope that flights will resume early next week,” Herald Meyer pointed out this Sunday.
Operation of Levage Du #Boeing737 Inside#WestAtlantic Defendant.
️ L’enlèvement de l’appareil est toujours en cours. Doots les equips travailant to permit the re-operation of l activité ave plus tote.#Montpellier #Arian pic.twitter.com/rEdMO3Ehvq— Airport Montpellier (@MPlaeroport) September 25, 2022
Rain may have caused the West Atlantic Boeing 737 aircraft to make a difficult landing. The three crew members of the plane were not injured.
Montpellier Airport receives 197,000 passengers per month during the summer season.
️ Boeing 737 piste assortment @MPLAeroport #Montpellier
Point de situation CE soir ⤵️
Press release of the Prefet de l’#Herald : https://t.co/Ky22OgmUQw pic.twitter.com/miVUjnv2JP— Prefet de l’Herald 🇫🇷 (@Prefet34) September 24, 2022
Also read: The cargo plane missed the runway and landed in a lake at the Montpellier airport
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