Plane skids off runway into sea at Hong Kong airport Chanel ZagonOctober 20, 2025 at 2:25 AM 0 Credit: Eyepress via Reuters A cargo plane skidded off a runway into the sea while landing at Hong Kong airport on Monday, killing two people. Emirates flight EK9788 was arriving from Dubai at around 3.
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Chanel ZagonOctober 20, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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A cargo plane skidded off a runway into the sea while landing at Hong Kong airport on Monday, killing two people.
Emirates flight EK9788 was arriving from Dubai at around 3.50am local time (7.50pm GMT) when it crashed into an airport security car on the runway and skidded into the water.
The nose and tail sections of the Boeing 747 were separated during the incident, with the front half of the plane submerged in the water.
A man, 30, on board the ground vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene and another man, 41, died after being taken to hospital.
The two men were retrieved from the sunken car by divers around five metres from the shore.
Rescue workers at the wreckage - Bloomberg
Four crew members on board the aircraft were rescued and taken to hospital.
Helicopters from the Government Flying Service and vessels from the Fire Services Department were deployed to the crash site.
Steven Yiu, the airport's executive director of operations, said the patrol car that the plane hit had been outside the site's perimeter fence and that the aircraft crashed through the fencing.
It was reported that the cargo plane was facing challenging weather conditions when the incident took place, but Mr Yiu confirmed that "weather and runway conditions were safe and met all conditions for runway operation".
The aircraft did not send an emergency signal and gave no reply when radioed by the airport, officials added.
Hong Kong's Civil Aviation Department said it had "deviated from the north runway after landing and ditched into the sea".
"Preliminary information indicates that the four crew members on board were rescued and sent to hospital, while two ground staff were affected and fell into the sea," it said in a statement, adding that the incident had been reported to the city's Air Accident Investigation Authority.
A diver prepares to inspect the aircraft - AP
Emirates confirmed the aircraft, leased from and operated by ACT Airlines, sustained damage on landing.
"Crew are confirmed to be safe and there was no cargo onboard," it said in a statement.
ACT Airlines is a Turkish carrier that provides extra cargo capacity to major airlines. FlightRadar24, the flight tracking service, said the aircraft involved was 32 years old and had served as a passenger plane before being converted into a cargo vehicle.
The northern runway at the airport, one of the busiest in Asia, was closed temporarily and a dozen cargo flights were cancelled.
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