A Boeing 737-800, operated by Turkey-based Corendon Airlines, burst a tire during landing, forcing nearly 200 people to evacuate.

The incident happened at the Gazipasa airport near the Mediterranean coastal town of Alanya.

It’s the second Boeing-related incident in Turkey in two days.

Per Independent:

The plane, which carried 184 passengers and six crew members, was on a flight from Cologne, Germany.

Corendon Airlines denied initial media reports that the aircraft had landed on its nose.

Turkey’s transport and infrastructure ministry reported damage to the plane’s front gear but did not provide details.

The runway was not damaged but flights were diverted to the nearby Antalya airport while the aircraft was being removed.

On Wednesday, a Boeing 767 cargo plane, operated by FedEx Airlines, made a dramatic landing at Istanbul Airport when its front landing gear failed to open.

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The Corendon Airlines incident is the third worldwide for Boeing within the past 48 hours.

A Boeing 737 aircraft skid off the runway in Senegal Thursday morning, injuring at least 10 people.

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Daily Mail reports:

While none of the 184 passengers and six crew members on the flight from Cologne, Germany to Turkey were injured, the dramatic landing was just the latest in a string of hair-raising incidents involving Boeing planes over the last two days.

On Wednesday, a Boeing 767 cargo plane operated by FedEx made an emergency landing at Istanbul Airport after its front landing gear failed. Dramatic video showed the nose of the plane skidding across the runway as it came to a halt.

And just this morning, shocking footage emerged showing the moment terrified passengers fled a burning Boeing 737-300 jet carrying 78 passengers that skidded off the runway and caught fire during take-off in Senegal.

There is no suggestion Boeing are to blame for the crashes, and the cause of the Senegal crash is not yet known.

But the incidents will only compound woes for the company which is already facing intense scrutiny amid a string of mishaps and controversy over safety concerns – as well as the deaths of two whistleblowers just two months apart.

 

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