Plane overshoots runway in Aklan airport; 135 passengers, crew safe

MANILA, Philippines — A passenger plane overshot the runway of an airport in Aklan Monday,but no one was hurt, a Philippine National Police official said.

Chief Superintendent Agrimero Cruz Jr. said that Air Philippines Express Flight 2P969 with tail number RPC 3227 from Manila landed 10 meters past Runway 5 of the Kalibo International Airport, Aklan around 10:40 a.m.

He said that all 135 passengers and crew onboard were unharmed, and the aircraft was not damaged.

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