Sempati plane skids in Kendari

Sempati plane skids in Kendari

JAKARTA: A Fokker-100 belonging to PT Sempati Airlines with 80 people aboard skidded off the runway at the Monginsidi Airport, Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi yesterday, the company said.

No one was injured in the 2 p.m. accident which forced authorities to close the airport for several hours.

Sempati spokesperson Erny told The Jakarta Post that the aircraft was undamaged. She said the airplane would be towed back onto the runway so it could continue its flight to Ujungpandang, Surabaya, Yogyakarta and Jakarta this morning.

Head of the Southeast provincial transportation office Johan Efendi said the airline company in cooperation with airport authorities would investigate the cause of the mishap, Antara reported.(rms)