Tibet Airlines plane veers off runway, catches fire in Chongqing


The airport closed one of its runways at around 8am. - FATIII AVIATION/TWITTER

BEIJING (Agencies): A Tibet Airlines plane caught fire Thursday morning (May 12) at China’s Chongqing airport after going off the runway, state media reported, adding there had been some injuries among the passengers.

“A flight from Chongqing to Lhasa at Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport overran the runway, causing the plane to catch fire,” state broadcaster CCTV said.

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