Merpati 737 Overruns On Landing

By Bradley Perrett perrett@aviationweek.com
BEIJING

Twenty people suffered injuries when a Boeing 737 operated by Merpati Nusantara Airlines overran a runway in heavy rain at Manokawi Airport in Indonesia’s Papua Province.

The aircraft’s body was split open in the crash, the Associated Press says, quoting local officials. The injuries were mostly bruises with some broken bones.

The aircraft was carrying 103 passengers ...

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