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September 20, 2010

Cargo plane slides off runway at Male’ airport

A cargo airplane that landed at Male’ International Airport slid off the runway, breaking a wheel and two runway lights, reports SunFM.
The radio station reported that strong wind caused of the incident and that nobody was injured.
According to SunFM the cargo flight from Sri Lanka was warned by the airport tower that the wind was strong across the runway and potentially dangerous..
The Civil Aviation Department is now investigating the case.

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