NIZHNY NOVGOROD, February 6The plane, which arrived the night before from Moscow and rolled off the runway, was towed to the parking lot, the State Transport Committee of Mordovia reports.
As reported by the Federal Air Transport Agency, on Monday at 20.34 Moscow time at Saransk airport, a Superjet plane of Rossiya Airlines rolled out to the right of the runway by about 10 meters after landing. At 21.12 Moscow time, passengers were disembarked using the airport's standard ramp. This flight brought Honored Coach of the USSR Tatyana Tarasova to Saransk for the Russian Junior Figure Skating Championships.
“At the airport, a plane that had gone off the runway was towed. The incident occurred at 20.34 Moscow time with a Superjet plane of Rossiya Airlines after landing, in the second half of the flight. The plane moved off the runway to the right ten meters, no one was damaged, and no one was injured. none of those on board was injured,” the State Committee for Transport and Road Facilities of Mordovia said in a statement.
As the agency was told at the Saransk airport information desk, the plane was towed to the parking lot. On Monday evening, after the incident, the airport was closed for arrivals and departures, as a result of which the flight to Moscow was cancelled.
As the agency was told at the Volga Transport Prosecutor's Office, passengers who were going to Moscow were taken by bus to Penza airport, from where they flew to the capital.
«Today the airport is closed according to regulations — as always on Wednesdays. Tomorrow everything will be fine, everything will be as normal,» they said at the Saransk airport.
According to the airport website, the air harbor of the capital of Mordovia is open on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays. The airport is closed on Tuesday and Saturday.
The press service of Rossiya Airlines stated that the plane skidded off the runway, according to preliminary data received from the commander, “due to the discrepancy between the actual condition of the runway and the stated parameters.”
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