This was confirmed by the country’s transport minister, Malick Ndiaye who revealed that the affected aircraft was an Air Sénégal flight operated by TransAir.
About 10 people were injured on Wednesday when a Boeing 737 plane carrying 85 people skidded off a runway at the airport in Dakar, Senegal’s capital.
This was confirmed by the country’s transport minister, Malick Ndiaye who revealed that the affected aircraft was an Air Sénégal flight operated by TransAir.
He said the plane was headed to Bamako late Wednesday with 79 passengers, two pilots and four cabin crew.
The injured persons were being treated at a hospital, while the others were taken to a hotel to rest, the minister confirmed.
The Aviation Safety Network, which tracks airline accidents, published photos of the damaged plane in a grassy field surrounded by fire suppressant foam on X, formerly known as Twitter.
One engine appeared to have broken apart and a wing was also damaged, based on information shown by the photographs.
SaharaReporters had also reported how the family of a longtime Nigerian diplomat killed in the 2019 crash of a Boeing 737 Max in Ethiopia joined litigation against the company in US federal court.
Lawyers representing the heirs of Abiodun Bashua accused Boeing of negligence in the development of the Max.
The 67-year-old Bashua had held many foreign service jobs for Nigeria and worked with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa over a 40-year career.
He was among the 157 people killed when a Max operated by Ethiopian Airlines crashed shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa.
A Transair Boeing 737-38J (6V-AJE) suffered a runway excursion at Dakar Airport, Senegal.https://t.co/AvpQbkfr0d
— Aviation Safety Network (ASN) (@AviationSafety) May 9, 2024