A private jet has while landing crashed and burst into flames yesterday while making an emergency landing at Istanbul’s main international airport, leaving four injured.
The crash forced the temporary closure of Ataturk International Airport and while it later reopened passengers were still experiencing delays.
Istanbul governor Vasip Sahin, said the Cessna Citation plane had two pilots on board, one crew member and one passenger, and they are all Turkish citizens.
Sahin said, “Their condition is good, there were no fatalities and they are undergoing treatment at the hospital. It has affected flights for a short time but now it has been returning to normal.”
Sahin revealed that the plane sped off the runway and caught fire but its occupants were able to climb out of the aircraft themselves.
The chairman of Turkey’s flag carrier Turkish Airlines Bilal Eksi wrote on Twitter that traffic resumed with a single runway in operation and now both were being used.
The Dogan news agency (DHA) said the plane had taken off from the airport to fly to the breakaway statelet of northern Cyprus, which is only recognised by Turkey.
But it had turned back to land at the airport due to a technical problem where it came off the runway and caught fire.
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