The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

Take off and landing of all flights at Zia International Airport in Dhaka remained suspended for as many as three hours following a DC-10 aircraft of Bangladesh Biman went on inoperative on the runway yesterday morning.

Witnesses said landing and take off of all international flights at ZIA were declared suspended after a DC-10 aircraft of Bangladesh Biman coming to Dhaka from Oman's capital Muscat via Chittagong suddenly stopped on the runway while it was trying to land on the runway.

Sources said the Biman's aircraft was stopped on the runway due to a puncture developed on one of its eight wheels. All the eight wheels of the aircraft were not functioning at that time.

However, none of the passengers was injured inside the flight although they became seriously scared due to sudden stopping of the flight on the runway. Some of them also started crying inside the aircraft.

Instantly, the Civil Aviation Authority officials at ZIA cautioned all incoming and departing flights asking them not to land at or take off from the airport as major accident might happen due to collision of the airplanes on the runway.

Later, the Biman was taken to the hanger complex near the runway for necessary repairing and the runway was opened to other aircrafts for take off and landing after almost three hours.