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Passengers flee jet after it bursts into flames

Passengers flee jet after it bursts into flames

Daily Mail​a day ago
Passengers were seen running across the tarmac at an airport after the 'landing gear' of their plane caught fire. The THY flight departing from Istanbul at 17:25 made an emergency landing at Antalya Airport, allegedly due to hydraulic failure.
Smoke could be seen coming out of the landing gear as it taxied along the runway before takeoff of flight TK243 from Istanbul. Terrified holidaymakers were filmed using the emergency slides of the Boeing 777-300ER.
It has been reported that all 247 passengers and 13 crew members were safely evacuated and the aircraft was towed to a secure area. Turkish airlines have been approached for comment, while an investigation into the incident is ongoing.
It comes two days after a different Boeing airplane departing from Denver Airport also had to issue a forced evacuation when the plane experienced a problem with its landing gear while on the runway.
Flight AA3023 bound for Miami, Florida, was preparing for takeoff when first responders were alerted about the issue on Saturday afternoon and evacuated everybody onboard the Boeing 737 MAX 8.
Video posted online showed all 173 passengers and six crew members frantically exiting the plane on a slide as smoke billowed from underneath the aircraft.
Five people were treated at the scene, while a sixth was transported to a local hospital for what has been described as a minor injury. The plane had been scheduled to depart from Denver at 1.12pm, and the FAA said that a 'possible landing gear' incident happened during takeoff on runway 34L.
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