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Fright in a Binter that took off from Gran Canaria

Fright in a Binter that took off from Gran Canaria

CRISTIAN SANCHEZ Wednesday, August 09, 2023

A Binter that covered the Gran Canaria – Lanzarote route had a technical incident while carrying out landing maneuvers at the César Manrique airport

 

The passengers of flight NT501 that covered the Gran Canaria – Lanzarote route had a great scare when they arrived at their destination. During the morning of this Wednesday, the Canarian company's aircraft suffered a burst in several of its tires when landing at the César Manrique airport on the island of Lanzarote.

 

The airline announced the incident on its Twitter account . The aircraft, a common ATR 72 in the island company's fleet, reported no problems during takeoff or in flight. It was upon landing, immediately after touching down at Lanzarote airport, that several of its tires suddenly burst, giving the passengers on board a major scare.

 

Fortunately, the landing maneuver was carried out successfully and no passengers were injured; Everyone disembarked normally and the aircraft was repaired on the runway. The company has reported that it continues to operate normally.

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