New Delhi (Mizzima) – On June 17, a Burmese military aircraft skidded off the runway at the Rangoon International Airport and officials did not remove it from the runway until midnight, delaying five international and local flights, according to a state-run newspaper.
Five outbound flights departing to Malaysia, Thailand or Singapore were delayed. Passengers were sent to hotels and flights resumed on June 18.The airport authorities had to report the incident to Naypyitaw, the capital, before removing the aircraft.
‘It was a military plane and no one would take responsibility to remove it. They needed to inform Naypyitaw. Superior officials asked many questions, ‘What happened?’ and ‘Who is responsible’ and they took a long time. So, passengers experienced long delays', according to a post on Facebook reporting the incident.
‘Patients, people who had to attend meetings, and people who were trying to make connecting flights in Bangkok encountered problems’, said the post on Facebook.
During the incident, incoming flights from Singapore and Malaysia, which would have landed at Rangoon International Airport, were diverted to Mandalay Airport, according to the Myanmar Times journal.
