Air Berlin Dortmund Airport Runway Accident Caused Flight Delays

by Scott Wu | January 3, 2010 at 10:25 am

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An Air Berlin airplane (AB 2450) slid off the runway at Dortmund airport when the pilot tried to abort take-off. The Boeing 737-800, carrying 165 passengers and 6 crew members, could not stop in time because of the heavy snow. Fortunately no one was injured in the incident.

The Air Berlin flight was heading for Spain's Canary Islands from Dortmund airport in Western Germany, close to Dusseldorf. The pilot decided to abort the takeoff because of a "technical irregularity". Passengers and their luggage were taken to the nearby Paderborn airport, where they will take another flight to Las Palmas.

Dortmund airport is closed until the recovery of the Air Berlin aircraft is completed:

At 7 o’clock this morning, an aircraft by airberlin (flight AB 2450, to Las Palmas/Gran Canaria) went off the runway during takeoff.

All 165 passengers are unharmed and will continue their journey from a neighboring airport.

The recovery of the aircraft is in progress. Until close of works the air traffic at Dortmund Airport is abandoned.

Incoming and outgoing flights must be deleted or redirected to other airports.

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