The plane stopped on the green belt. In connection with the activities of the airport services The airspace around the airport has been closed and the flights were suspended. Cruises from Zurich, Venice, Palermo, Memmingen and Basel were redirected to the airport in Katowice.
Pictures from the scene of the incident appeared in social media.
After 14.30 the official announcement was issued by airport representatives. “The Enter Air aircraft, coming from Antalia, fell out of the runway and stopped on the green belt. All airport services immediately took action – the evacuation of passengers is underway. Air operations were suspended for about 2 hours” – we read.
An hour later, Monika Chylaszek, a spokeswoman for the airport, told PAP that about 190 people traveled by plane. All passengers were evacuated and transported to the airport terminal. – Nothing serious happened to anyone from the preliminary information we have – emphasized the port representative.
It operated on site, among others Airport fire brigade. According to the latest information, the operations will be suspended until 18
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Kraków-Balice John Paul II is the second largest airport in Poland, which serves both national and international traffic. It is located about 11 km west of the center of Krakow.
Enter Air line
Enter Air is the largest private charter line in Poland, founded in 2009. Its main operational base is located at the Chopin Airport in Warsaw, and additional bases are located, among others in Katowice, Poznań and Wrocław. The carrier specializes in servicing holiday flights organized on behalf of travel agencies, offering connections from Polish airports to the most popular tourist resorts in Europe, North Africa or the Middle East. The Enter Air fleet consists mainly of Boeing 737 aircraft, adapted to the transport of a large number of passengers at medium distances.
