Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur International Airport, the largest in Southeast Asia, has closed one of its three runway on June 13 following an aircraft tyre burst incident.
The temporary closure was implemented after a Singapore Airlines flight from Singapore suffered a burst tyre while landing at the airport, AsiaOne reported.
Data from flight tracking platform FlightRadar24 shows the aircraft stopped at around the halfway mark of a runway before its tracking dropped.
Images of the incident were widely shared in a social media group.
Two passengers on board the flight posted photographs showing the aircraft’s left main landing gear with both tyres deflated following the incident, Malay Mail reported.
The aircraft was eventually towed to the gate.
Passengers are silhouetted as they walk along a corridor at Kuala Lumpur International Airport outside Kuala Lumpur, June 14, 2014. Photo by Reuters |
Singapore Airlines confirmed that the aircraft had two of its tyres deflated after landing at the airport. “As the Boeing 737-8 aircraft had to be towed to a remote parking bay for repairs, all 147 passengers and eight crew members disembarked the aircraft and traveled to the airport terminal via buses,” the airline said.
According to the airline, affected passengers were provided with assistance, including hotel accommodation and rebooking on alternative flights.
The airline added that passengers requiring onward connections were also given the necessary support to continue their journeys.
Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang spans roughly 100 square kilometers, making it Southeast Asia’s largest airport by land area and a key hub for both domestic and international air travel.
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