Radio Cadena Agramonte emisiora de Camagüey
Holguín, Aug 30.- The Frank País International Airport, in Holguín, resumed its normal operations today after a temporary closure caused by a plane from the Canadian airline Sunwing that skidded off the runway before starting its takeoff maneuver.
Miguel Andrés Peña Peña, general director of the aerodrome, confirmed to ACN that the security incident occurred at 8:35 p.m. this Tuesday, when the Boeing 737-800 MAX, which was covering flight SWG645 bound for Montreal, during the turning maneuver towards the takeoff position, it exceeded the established limits and caused the main landing gear to collapse and the consequent immobilization of the aircraft.
The event led to the activation of the action plans established for these contingencies and no damage is regretted to the 180 passengers on board, nor preliminarily to the aircraft, which is on the ramp of the Holguin airport until the investigative process by authorities concludes. competent, he explained.
Peña Peña clarified that at the time of the accident the aerodrome had a recently paved runway and a light beacon system that works well and all the weather conditions existed for safe operations, so a commission will be created to investigate the causes of this eventuality.
As appropriate for security reasons, the Frank País International Airport diverted the three planned operations of the companies Swift Air SWQ281, Sunwing Airline SWG641 and Viva Aerobus VIV417 to alternate terminals, he indicated.
After the incident, Ernesto Santiesteban Velázquez, a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and first secretary of the province, went to the airport facility, together with Manuel Hernández Aguilera, governor of Holguín, who learned that each airline will offer protection to its passengers in as operations are rescheduled.
The Frank País International Airport, located 10 kilometers from the capital of Holguin, has a modern and avant-garde architectural structure, which during the tourist season operates around 60 weekly flights, with planes from 15 airlines from different continents.
As part of an investment process, it recently inaugurated a new control tower that increased the regional security of air navigation and ground operations by having first-generation equipment to ensure one of the most important activities contemplated in economic and social development. of Holguín, by facilitating communication flows and the advancement of Tourism in this region. (Text and photo: ACN)
