disucipto International Airport in Yogyakarta, Central Java, reopened at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday after being temporarily closed following an accident involving a Garuda Indonesia aircraft on Wednesday night, the flag carrier’s spokesperson said.
“We have moved the skidded airplane to a parking area,” Garuda Indonesia vice president of corporate communications Benny Butarbutar told The Jakarta Post.
(Read also: Garuda diverts Yogyakarta flights to Surakarta after runway accident)
A Boeing 737-800 aircraft carrying 123 passengers from Jakarta to Yogyakarta skidded off the runway while landing at 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday due to heavy rain and wet ground, according to Benny.
“We hope flight schedules will be back to normal this afternoon,” he said.
Benny said all of Garuda Indonesia flights heading toward Yogyakarta, for a total of 34 flights, which are now diverted to Surakarta. The flights include 10 coming from and going to Jakarta, three to and from Denpasar, Bali, two to and from Makassar, South Sulawesi, and one flight from Surabaya, East Java. (dan)
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