Plane Skids Off Turkish Runway on Black Sea Coast, Passengers Unhurt

Plane Skids Off Turkish Runway on Black Sea Coast, Passengers Unhurt
A Pegasus Airlines aircraft is pictured after it skidded off the runway at Trabzon airport by the Black Sea in Trabzon, Turkey, on Jan. 14, 2018. Ihlas News Agency via REUTERS
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ISTANBUL—A Pegasus Airlines flight skidded off the runway of a Turkish coastal airport and ended up halfway down a steep slope into the Black Sea, but no passengers or crew were hurt, Turkish media reported on Sunday.

The incident happened on Saturday night at Trabzon airport in northeast Turkey. Pictures from the site showed the plane’s nose close to the water’s edge.