- A major disaster was avoided at the airport of Dakar, the capital of Senegal
- More than 10 passengers injured as Boeing 737 plane skids off runway
- The injured were shifted to hospital for treatment
A major disaster was avoided at the airport of Dakar, the capital of Senegal. Panic spread among the passengers after the Boeing 737 plane skidded off the runway and caught fire. 10 passengers on board the plane have been injured.
An Air Senegal flight operated by Transair was en route to Bamako in neighboring Mali with 79 passengers, two pilots and four cabin crew on board late Wednesday when the 737 aircraft skidded off the runway. Regarding the entire incident, the Transport Minister said that there were 85 people on board the plane. An Air Senegal Boeing 737 operated by TransAir was en route to Bamako late on Wednesday night. There were 79 passengers, 2 pilots and four crew members on board. At the same time, the aircraft skidded off the runway.