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Suvarnabhumi taxiway under repair after Emirates jet gets stuck
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Suvarnabhumi airport is expediting repairs to a taxiway after an Emirates Airbus A380 became immobilised on Monday night. The incident happened less than a week after the landing gear of a China Airlines plane got stuck on a runway at Thailand’s largest airport.
Key facts
- Suvarnabhumi airport is expediting repairs to a taxiway after an Emirates Airbus A380 became immobilised on Monday night
- Airport officials said on Tuesday that Emirates flight EK373, bound for Dubai and operated by an Airbus A380, was unable to continue taxiing while on Taxiway E21 at 9.11pm on Monday.
- The aircraft was successfully removed from the area at 10.18pm and subsequently departed at 10.22pm.
- An inspection found that a section of Taxiway E21 had sustained surface damage
Summary
Airport officials said on Tuesday that Emirates flight EK373, bound for Dubai and operated by an Airbus A380, was unable to continue taxiing while on Taxiway E21 at 9.11pm on Monday.
The airport quickly contacted the ground-handling operator Bangkok Flight Services to dispatch an aircraft towing vehicle. The aircraft was successfully removed from the area at 10.18pm and subsequently departed at 10.22pm.