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Plane slides off taxiway, none hurt in Urumqi airport

Xinhua, December 13, 2016 Adjust font size:

A Shanghai Airlines passenger plane slid off an icy taxiway before take-off at a Urumqi airport in northwest China Tuesday morning, but no one was hurt.

The nosewheel of flight FM9220 skidded on the taxiway as the aircraft was making a turn at the Urumqi Diwopu International Airport in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

All people onboard were safe, said a source with China Eastern Airlines that owns Shanghai Airlines.

An improper operation by the crew caused the incident, the source said.

Following the incident, Shanghai Airlines removed the company's flight division manager from his post and urged company employees to strengthen safety awareness.

The company's deputy general manager in charge of safety was also ordered to make a deep self-examination due to the incident. Endi