The wheel of the Airbus 330-300 stuck fast and the pilot was unable to free it. None of the 259 passengers and crew onboard were injured in the mishap. THAI laid on buses to transport passengers back to the airport’s terminal.
Some of the passengers took up the airline’s offer of accommodation at Khon Kaen’s Pullman Hotel and then travelling on to Bangkok today. THAI staff arranged refunds for passengers who wished to make alternative travel arrangements.
THAI engineers were due to assess the damage and arrange for the removal of the marooned aircraft at Khon Kaen today. The airport remained closed to flight arrivals and departures this morning.
The TG47 incident caused the diversion of an inbound Nok Air flight from Bangkok to Udon Thani. Passengers on that flight were then transported the 120kms to Khon Kaen by bus.
Flight mishap closes Khon Kaen Airport
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An airport taxiing prior to departure from Khon Kaen Airport last night slipped off the runway and caused the enforced cancellation of subsequent flights. At around 20:50, the pilot of Bangkok bound Thai Airways' TG47 was just turning onto the main runway when one of the aircraft’s wheels slipped off the edge of the tarmac.