Cargo Aircraft Skids Off Hong Kong Runway Into Sea, Killing 2 People

A plane taxis on the tarmac at Hong Kong International Airport where the Three-Runway System Commissioning Ceremony is being held, in Hong Kong on November 28, 2024. Peter Parks / AFP via Getty Images

HONG KONG—A cargo aircraft skidded off a Hong Kong runway into the sea when landing early Monday, killing two people.

The flight, arriving from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, was landing at Hong Kong International Airport around 3:50 a.m., according to Hong Kong’s airport authority.