Breaking News: There's been an air disaster in Turkey. No deaths reported.
A Pegasus Airlines plane that was heading into Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen airport for landing skidded off the end of a wet runway, and broke into three pieces after landing on Wednesday.
Flights to and from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen are currently suspended due to the temporary closure of the runway at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport. pic.twitter.com/Lz6mL8jZKo
— Pegasus Airlines (@flymepegasus) February 5, 2020
Istanbul's Governor said 120 people were injured.
There were no reported casualties.
171 were said to have been on board.
More from Reuters:
Ali Yerlikaya said the plane was carrying 171 passengers and six crew from the western province of Izmir. Emergency response teams took the wounded to hospitals in the area, he said, and broadcaster NTV reported that both pilots were critically injured.
"The plane could not hold on the runway due to poor weather conditions and skidded for around 50-60 meters," Yerlikaya told reporters at the airport, adding that emergency teams were trying to rescue the last wounded passenger.
The plane split into three pieces after what Yerlikaya said was a drop of around 30 to 40 meters at the end of the wet runway. Footage showed the plane landing and continuing at a high speed off the runway.
Visit https://t.co/azHsPM4PNG or the Pegasus app to cancel or change for free, via Manage my Booking/MyTrips, any Pegasus Airlines flights to or from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport on 5-6 February 2020.
— Pegasus Airlines (@flymepegasus) February 5, 2020
Live tweets from regional and international news outlets below.
CNN's Safety Analyst @David_Soucie explains what conditions could have caused the Pegasus Airline crash at Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen airport. #Istanbul pic.twitter.com/uPfTU4EjhF
— Julia Chatterley (@jchatterleyCNN) February 5, 2020
🔴#LIVE: #Flugzeug-Unglück in #Istanbul – Rettungsarbeiten an zerbrochener Maschine | #Pegasushttps://t.co/eSR5TLIkVL
— RT Deutsch (@RT_Deutsch) February 5, 2020
Sabiha Gökçen'de pistten çıkan Pegasus Havayolları'na ait uçakta kurtarma çalışmaları sürüyor
İstanbul Valisi Yerlikaya: 120 kişi hastanelere kaldırıldıhttps://t.co/2mNNEGFId3 pic.twitter.com/Ts3KgYDlPj
— DW Türkçe (@dw_turkce) February 5, 2020
Füsun Sarp Nebil yazdı:
Pegasus'un pistten çıkan uçakları Boeing 737-800 mi?https://t.co/fXs84us6lD pic.twitter.com/0VAPtWgvtF— T24 (@t24comtr) February 5, 2020
انشطار طائرة تركية إلى قسمين لدى هبوطها في #مطار_صبيحة في #اسطنبول
المصدر: أ ف ب#pegasus pic.twitter.com/BXPkQ54DCt— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) February 5, 2020
Sabiha Gökçen Havalimanı'na inmeye çalışan 177 yolculu İzmir-İstanbul seferini yapan Pegasus Havayolarına ait uçağı pistten çıktı.
Yaralılara acil şifalar diliyorum.
Çok geçmiş olsun. pic.twitter.com/odKBP4iT9c
— Rıdvan Fadıloğlu (@rfadiloglu) February 5, 2020
Pegasus'tan ilk açıklama!https://t.co/kBwgEn5EJF pic.twitter.com/du2joWqfn7
— Bursa Hakimiyet (@b_hakimiyet) February 5, 2020