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Air Europa flight skids of runway in Canary Islands

by Jeffrey White (RSS feed) on Nov 1st 2008 at 12:00PM

Some British holidaymakers got a scare today when their plane landing in the Canary Islands skidded off the runway on the island of Lanzarote.

The incident happened to an Air Europa Boeing 737 that was flying 74 from Glasgow to the Canaries.

Spanish air authorities are still at a loss to explain exactly what happened. They say the plane landed, but then "left the runway" toward the end of the landing strip, according to the Associated Press.

The plane ended perpendicular to the runway. It was evacuated, and the Lanzarote airport was closed for one hour. There were no injuries reported among the passengers or members of the crew.

Authorities say they are still looking into the matter.

In August, a Spanair plane bound for the Canary Islands from Madrid caught fire after skidding off the runway, killing 147 people.

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