Boeing MD-82 aborts take-off from OR Tambo International Airport

Above: OR Tambo International Airport Johannesburg International Airport.
According to ACSA’s Unathi Batyashe-Fillis, Manager: Communication and Brand Management at OR Tambo International Airport, onsite reports indicate that one of the tyres burst and a wheel caught fire, which resulted in the pilot aborting take-off.
ACSA’s Fire and Rescue team was on the scene within minutes of the incident being reported. All of the 120 passengers onboard the aircraft and its crew disembarked safely from the plane without inury.
The runway has been temporarily closed to remove the aircraft and will be reopened shortly.
ACSA said that it does not foresee any major delays as a result of this incident.
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