Runway at Geneva Airport reopened after private jet incident
Published: Wednesday, Dec 13th 2023, 22:50
Updated At: Wednesday, Dec 13th 2023, 22:51
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Flight operations at Geneva Airport were interrupted for four hours on Wednesday evening. The reason: a private jet left the only runway and got stuck in the grass. No one was injured. However, almost 100 flights were affected.
According to the airport's website, no flights had taken off or landed since around 5.30 pm. The runway was reopened at around 9.45 pm. The fire department's operation was over, according to the airport's website. A crane was needed to lift the private plane, said an airport spokesperson.
Most of the planes scheduled to take off from Geneva were canceled, while the planes scheduled to land were diverted to other airports, whose flights were canceled or further delayed.
Geneva Airport is the second largest airport in Switzerland in terms of traffic volume. It serves as a hub for both Swiss and Easyjet.
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