Chaos at Bergamo airport: tires of a Ryanair Boeing 737 explode during landing
Morning of chaos at Bergamo airport. The four rear tires of the undercarriage of a Boeing 737 MAX 8 [...]
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Morning of chaos at theBergamo airport. The four rear tires burst of the undercarriage of a Boeing 737 MAX 8 of Ryanair (EI-IGI brands) from Barcelona-El Prat. It all happened during the landing, which took place successfully and without any problems shortly before 08:00: all passengers and crew of flight FR846, fortunately, emerged unharmed and after the plane was secured, they were escorted to the air terminal.
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The aircraft, stopped on the runway, caused the Stop of all operations at Bergamo airport: "operations are suspended," Sacbo said, "Departing flights are delayed and arriving flights may be diverted or cancelled, until reopening. Reopening, which, according to forecasts by the company that manages Orio al Serio airport, could take place not before 5 p.m.. Several dozen flights canceled and diverted (to Malpensa and Verona).
The tire blowout also caused some damage to 450 meters of the runway: According to information, it is a superficial scratch about 1cm deep. Before reopening the runway it will be necessary, therefore, to proceed to the pavement restoration; the intervention has already been entrusted to a specialized company. As he writes bergamonews.it, after the accident, both airport rescue vehicles and firefighters promptly responded.
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At 7:30 p.m. yesterday, with the landing of Norwegian flight D82940 arriving from Helsinki, operations are broken down Bergamo-Orio al Serio airport, after almost 12 hours of stop.
Therefore, the conditions of the airstrip necessitated the milling Of the deteriorated pavement, theasphalting and the restoration of road markings: after which, before resuming normal flight operations, acceptance tests were carried out.
"In just over six hours, a job that would normally take far longer was performed. It was an excellent team effort, which began with the immediate intervention of the Fire Department and the contribution of SACBO's technical and operational staff, as well as the specialized firms contracted," stressed John Sanga, president of Sacbo.
Out of 308 flights (154 departing and as many arriving) scheduled for the day, more than a hundred were cancelled e 24 have been diverted On other airports.
