EgyptAir’s flight MS 849 leaves the runway at Nairobi, Airbus A320 SU-GBG gets mired in the dirt

EgyptAir‘s (Cairo) flight MS 849 from Cairo to Nairobi, Kenya left the runway on landing at Nairobi yesterday (June 6) morning forcing the closure of the airport and diverting some flights. The flight with 123 passengers and crew members slipped off the right side of the runway on landing and all of the gear of the Airbus A320-231 SU-GBG (msn 366) got mired in the soft ground. There were no injuries.

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Copyright Photo: Richard Vandervord. Sister aircraft SU-GBB taxies at Milan (Malpensa).

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2 thoughts on “EgyptAir’s flight MS 849 leaves the runway at Nairobi, Airbus A320 SU-GBG gets mired in the dirt”

  1. Ivo Pezelj

    Guys, check your sources. EgyptAir flights can’t start with SU*, it’s Aeroflot’s IATA code. EgyptAir is MS.

    Best regards.

    *- Unless, of course, it’s a codeshare, but it would still be pointless in this context.

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