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Mexican jetliner blows 2 tyres, manages to make safe landing
A domestic passenger jet has landed safely at the Mexico City airport despite blowing two tires on its landing gear as it touched down.
- AP
- Published: 08:01 July 3, 2009
Mexico: A domestic passenger jet has landed safely at the Mexico City airport despite blowing two tires on its landing gear as it touched down.
Airport spokesman Victor Mejia said the plane came close to running off the landing strip but was able to move onto a taxi-way under control. None of the 48 passengers or five crew members on board the Boeing 737 were injured in Thursday's incident.
The Aviacsa airlines flight originated in the southern city of Tuxtla Gutierrez, bound for the capital.
The government briefly grounded Aviacsa in June over safety concerns, citing issues such as insufficient staff to inspect planes, but the airline quickly won a court injunction allowing it to fly again.
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