Latam plane skids off runway while landing in Brazil, with no injuries
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- A Latam Brasil Airbus A320 carrying 151 people left the runway while landing in rainy conditions at Cascavel airport in Paraná.
- All 145 passengers and six crew members disembarked safely without injuries.
- The airline canceled the return flight and is accommodating affected passengers on other flights from Foz do Iguaçu while it works with authorities and assesses how to remove the aircraft.
A Latam Brasil Airbus A320 carrying 151 people skidded off the runway while landing in rainy conditions at Cascavel Airport in Paraná, but no one was injured.
The aircraft had flown from São Paulo’s Guarulhos International Airport to Cascavel. It left the wet asphalt and became stuck in mud beside the runway. The 145 passengers and six crew members disembarked safely.
Latam Brasil canceled flight LA3859, which was scheduled to fly from Cascavel back to São Paulo. The airline said it was accommodating affected passengers on other flights from Foz do Iguaçu, also in Paraná.
Latam said it was cooperating with Brazilian authorities to clarify what happened and assessing how to remove the aircraft.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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