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Five passengers and the pilot of a Cessna 207 aircraft escaped injuries when their plane ended up in vegetation while trying to take off on Emae Island.
The operators of the plane, Air Taxi said the incident occurred around 3.35pm on Tuesday.
“The aircraft experienced substandard runway conditions due to unexpected weather and poor runway condition reports relating to length of grass and water on the runway which resulted in the aircraft impacting in foliage at the end of the takeoff area,” the airline said.
“There were no injuries and Air Taxi flew an Islander to Emae to bring the passengers and pilot back to Port Vila.”
The airline said it is committed to uphold the highest safety standards and have all current and applicable certificates.
“As per standard operating procedures, the event will be investigated by the relevant authorities and documented so as to improve safety standards for all aviation operators in Vanuatu,” Air Taxi said.
Photo supplied Air Taxi
