Boeing plane skids off runway at Senegalese airport, flights are canceled

Dakar:

Flights at Senegal’s main airport near the capital Dakar were suspended after a plane skidded off the runway, a source at Blaise Diagne airport told Reuters.

The source did not provide further details. A late-night video shared on social media showed a plane bearing the logo of Senegalese airline Transair parked in the grass with its wing covered in firefighting foam.

Some media reports claimed that the aircraft was a Boeing 737-38J.

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Reuters was unable to verify the video.

A Transair Boeing 737-38J (6V-AJE) suffered a runway failure at Dakar Airport, Senegal.pic.twitter.com/AvpQbkfr0d

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Transair did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The airline is based at Blaise Diagne Airport and operates domestic flights and international routes within West Africa.

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