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Malindo Air flight skids off runway in Nepal, all passengers safe
From:Xinhua  |  2018-04-20 10:28

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An aircraft belonging to Malindo Air is seen after it skidded off the runway at Nepal's Tribhuwan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu, Nepal, April 19, 2018. The aircraft experienced runway excursion while it was preparing to take off for Malaysia at around 9:45 p.m. local time. (Xinhua/Xinhua)

KATHMANDU, April 20 (Xinhua) -- An aircraft belonging to Malindo Air has skidded off the runway at Nepal's Tribhuwan International Airport (TIA) on Thursday night, airport officials confirmed.

An aircraft experienced runway excursion while it was preparing to take off for Malaysia at around 9:45 p.m. local time.

"The craft was overrun some 100 feet south from the runway but all the passengers are safe. All international flights have been cancelled," Prem Nath Thakur, Spokesperson of the TIA, told Xinhua.

The plane with 130 people onboard is undergoing some repair works at the moment, said the spokesperson.

The cause of the incident was not clear yet.

Thursday's incident came just a month after a US-Bangla airlines flight crashed in TIA when it approached the runway, killing 49 people and injuring over a dozen.聽聽

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An aircraft belonging to Malindo Air is seen after it skidded off the runway at Nepal's Tribhuwan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu, Nepal, April 19, 2018. The aircraft experienced runway excursion while it was preparing to take off for Malaysia at around 9:45 p.m. local time. (Xinhua/Xinhua)

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An aircraft belonging to Malindo Air is seen after it skidded off the runway at Nepal's Tribhuwan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu, Nepal, April 19, 2018. The aircraft experienced runway excursion while it was preparing to take off for Malaysia at around 9:45 p.m. local time. (Xinhua/Xinhua)

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A Malindo airplane sits on grass after it skidded off the runway at Nepal's Tribhuwan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu on April 20, 2018. The aircraft experienced runway excursion while it was preparing to take off for Malaysia on Thursday night. (Xinhua/Sunil Sharma)

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Workers bring the Malindo airplane back to the runway after it skidded off the runway at Nepal's Tribhuwan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu on April 20, 2018. The aircraft experienced runway excursion while it was preparing to take off for Malaysia on Thursday night. (Xinhua/Sunil Sharma) (lx)

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Workers try to bring the Malindo airplane to a safe place after it skidded off the runway at Nepal's Tribhuwan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu on April 20, 2018. The aircraft experienced runway excursion while it was preparing to take off for Malaysia on Thursday night. (Xinhua/Sunil Sharma) (lx)

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A Malindo airplane sits on grass after it skidded off the runway at Nepal's Tribhuwan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu on April 20, 2018. The aircraft experienced runway excursion while it was preparing to take off for Malaysia on Thursday night. (Xinhua/Sunil Sharma) (lx)

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People watch a Malindo airplane after it skidded off the runway at Nepal's Tribhuwan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu on April 20, 2018. The aircraft experienced runway excursion while it was preparing to take off for Malaysia on Thursday night. (Xinhua/Sunil Sharma) (lx)

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A Malindo airplane sits on grass after it skidded off the runway at Nepal's Tribhuwan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu on April 20, 2018. The aircraft experienced runway excursion while it was preparing to take off for Malaysia on Thursday night. (Xinhua/Sunil Sharma) (lx)

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