Airbus veers off taxiway at Subang

Airbus veers off taxiway at Subang

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): An airbus with 202 passengers and crew veered off the main taxiway yesterday while approaching the runway for take-off at Malaysia's main airport in Subang, on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur.

No one was hurt in the incident which occurred at 7:15 a.m. (2315 GMT Thursday), Bernama news agency said.

The Malaysia Airlines Airbus 330 was bound for Singapore with 189 passengers and 13 crew when the incident occurred, an official with the department of civil aviation said.

The aircraft partially blocked the taxiway as its rear landing gear was stuck in soft ground, throwing other flights off schedule. Airport workers took two-and-a-half hours to remove the aircraft to a hangar for inspection.