Bouraq almost clips its wing

Bouraq almost clips its wing

PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan: A plane belonging to the private
carrier Bouraq had a close shave with disaster when its wing
sideswiped the runway as it taxied down on a flight from Jakarta
on Monday.

One of the propellers of the Viscer Viscount plane was damaged
after the bumpy landing, but the 64 passengers aboard flight BO
210/121 barely noticed the incident and were unharmed, the Antara
news agency reported.

The plane was sent back to Jakarta empty for repairs.

Bouraq also announced that this marked the last flight to
Pontianak from Jakarta for the time being because the thick haze
around the town has made flying hazardous.

The state-owned Merpati Nusantara Airlines, which flies jets
to Pontianak, has already stopped virtually all its flight
services in Kalimantan. (emb)