ISTANBUL — Flights resumed at an Istanbul airport on Thursday, one day after a plane skidded off a runway and broke apart, killing three people and hurting 180. It was the airline’s second runway excursion at the airport in one month, stirring fears about safety at the city’s busy air hubs.
Flight PC2193 operated by discount carrier Pegasus Airlines made a rough landing at Sabiha Gokcen Airport on Istanbul’s Asian side in poor weather conditions including low visibility, strong winds and heavy rain. It failed to stop before hitting the end of the tarmac and fell 30 to 40 meters into a ditch by the side of a motorway.