Montpellier airport has been closed for an indefinite period, a freight plane having left the runway during the night during its landing without causing injuries, the Hérault prefecture announced on Saturday.
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As a security measure and while waiting for a specialized company to move the aircraft, commercial and freight flights
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The three people in the aircraft are unharmed.
They were able to be extricated and brought to safety thanks to the rapid intervention of the emergency
services, “said the same source.
It was 2:50 a.m. when an Aéropostale plane, a Boeing 737 loaded with freight, missed its landing at Montpellier airport and ended its journey in the Mauguio pond located at the end of the runway.
The nose of the aircraft is currently submerged.
Sixty firefighters from the Hérault departmental fire and rescue service, including water rescue specialists, were dispatched to the scene with a team from SAMU, the air transport gendarmerie brigade and teams from the airport.
The Accident Investigation Office is expected on site.