Damaged Jet Cleared From Pakistan Airport
United Press International
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan —
Workers Saturday towed away from the runway a Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 747 jumbo jet that made a belly landing at Islamabad International Airport last week. Airport officials said all domestic and international flights will resume today.
Airline chairman Ijlal Haider Zaidi told reporters that experts will examine the plane to determine why its landing gear failed to drop when it prepared to land Tuesday.
“It was a miracle that the lives of all 248 passengers and a crew of 17 were saved,” he said.
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