Passenger Plane Goes out of Runway at Bulgaria's Burgas Airport

Society | June 17, 2008, Tuesday // 00:00

A passenger plane has run out of its track, shortly after taking-off at Bulgaria's Burgas airport in the dark hours of Tuesday.

Fortunately, none of the passengers on board was injured at the accident. All 207 of them have been provided accommodation in a nearby hotel.

The machine, operated by Transaero Airlines, was heading from Sofia to Moscow when it suddenly grounded on tarmac, several meters from the side of the runway.

Experts from the capitals will now try to establish the reasons for the accident.

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