MILAN // A DHL cargo plane skidded off an airport runway in Milan overnight, its nose busting through a perimeter fence and on to a carriageway.
Officials said no one was injured.
Bergamo airport, the low-cost airline and cargo hub, was closed for about two-and-a-half hours early on Friday, creating delays during the busy summer travel period.
Some flights were redirected to Milan’s Malpensa airport.
Television images showed the plane’s nose partially blocking a roadway flanked by emergency vehicles.
Italian aviation officials said the Boeing 737 400 overshot the runway on landing from Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport just after 4am. The pilot and first officer were both uninjured. The cause was under investigation.
The Bergamo airport is Italy’s third-busiest, with over 10 million passengers last year.
* Associated Press
