Plane on Turkey cliff edge as it overshoots runway
Jet had 168 people on board
Monday, 15th January 2018

A commercial jet carrying 168 people overshot an icy airstrip in northern Turkey on Saturday, getting wedged on a cliff just feet from the Black Sea.
Despite the horrifying image of the Pegasus Airlines Boeing 737-800 seen teetering over a muddy cliff at Ankara-Tabzon Airport, all 162 passengers, two pilots, and four cabin crew were unharmed and were freed from its fusillade, the airline confirmed in a statement.
The plane came dangerously close to going into the Black Sea.
Afterward, the airport shut down operations until Sunday morning, and a probe was launched to figure out why the plane skidded off the runway, Trabzon Govenor Yucel Yavuz told Reuters news agency.
(Video: Guardian)
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