A Boeing 737-200 airplane belonging to Mandala Airlines

A Boeing 737-200 airplane belonging to Mandala Airlines skidded off the runway in Semarang's Ahmad Yani Airport on Friday evening when landing during heavy rain. No fatalities were reported, with officials saying that all 92 passengers and eight crew members were safe and unhurt. Airport officials said that the plane, flying from Jakarta, landed during heavy rain. As a result, the plane skidded and the front wheels went off the runway and the right engine appeared to be damaged. The plane blocked the runway, prompting the airport management PT Angkasa Pura I to close the airport. Purnomo of PT Angkasa Pura I said that it was waiting for heavy equipment from Jakarta to remove the plane, and he predicted it would take two days to clear the runway. He suggested that all flights to Semarang be re-routed to Surakarta's Adi Sumarmo Airport.