Saturday, May 2, 2009

Teaching driving on runway could have cost many lives

BEIJING, March. 18 (Xinhuanet)-- A man giving driving classes to his girlfriend on the runway forced a Phillippine plane to take off immediately after the aircrafthad landed to avoid a crash, according to newspapers.


The incident happened when Cebu Pacific plane carrying 80 passengerstouched down at Legazpi airport in the central PhilippinesSaturday but took off again as the van being driven by the couple crossed the runway, the newspapers said Tuesday.


The man is the son of a local aviation official, who has been ordered suspended from duty.


(Agencies)

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