![]() ![]() They reported that air passengers in the UK pay the most expensive airport car parking in the world. According to, 317 arrivals and 264 departures have been canceled at DFW Airport with delays expected to mount as carriers have to de-ice aircraft before take-off in the freezing temperatures.Īn entirely different topic reached us via the British Mirror this week. The Star Telegram reported that Hundreds of flights were canceled at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport (DFW) on Thursday as airport crews worked to clear runways of several inches of snow and ice. Moving on and back to the United States where a familiar story repeated itself again this week. Thankfully today we read that the airport reopened when The International Business Times reported that Nepal’s only international airport in Kathmandu reopened late Saturday, after officials finally removed a Turkish Airlines flight that had skidded off the tarmac. Thousands of passengers have either had their flights canceled or, if already in the air, been rerouted for an undetermined period that could last days. Flight TK726 has been sitting all day - nose down, tail up - right near the arrival terminal, with one wing just close enough to the runway to block the safe landing or takeoff of any other large aircraft. ![]() The news service then went on by writing the airport was immediately closed to all but helicopter traffic. The front landing gear collapsed and the plane came to a stop, its nose resting on the rain-soaked, grassy earth. The plane was evacuated safely. This time, passengers say the plane hit the ground hard, its nose bouncing up and down as it veered off the runway. The plane circled and then came in again. , the Airbus A330 with 224 passengers attempted a landing but had to abort. We’re talking about the Turkish Airline near-miss at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM). Fox News reported that airport reopened its second runway Friday after removing a Delta jetliner that skidded and smashed through a fence a day earlier. Cranes were used overnight to remove the plane.Īnother accident at the other side of the planet resulted in more airport headaches this week. One of the runways remained closed until Friday. Such a disconcerting photo but so glad most seem okay! #LGA #plane #snow /rHZiK0dFP6 Port Authorities confirmed that Delta Flight 1086 from Atlanta to LaGuardia landing on Runway 13 skidded into a fence at approximately 11:05 that morning. There NJ.com wrote on Thursday that LaGuardia Airport (LGA) is closed today after a plane skidded off a snow-covered runway and came to rest after its nose punched through an airport fence. Officials said none of the 125 people on board was hurt. Kathmandu’s airport headache after accident.New York airport closes after plane skids off runway.It’s Sunday again here in Australia and with that it’s time for our weekly airport news round-up. ![]()
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