BREAKING : Copa Airlines Boeing 737-800 runway excursion in Panama

On Sunday evening, a Copa airplane took off from the Tocumen airport’s runway. The occurrence generated a great deal of worry in the crew and passengers, who were forced to leave the aircraft using the emergency exits, which were situated on the plane’s wings, as seen in the pictures.

After the aircraft left the runway upon landing, the slides and emergency exits of the Boeing with the registration HP-1539 belonging to Copa Airlines had to be opened.

Copa Airlines Boeing 737-800 (HP-1539CMP, built 2010) suffered a runway excursion on landing runway 03R at Panama City-Tocumen AP (MPTO), Panama coming to rest on soft ground. Flight #CM135 from Mexico City was evacuated. No injuries reported.@criticaenlinea pic.twitter.com/FWTLIegpTW

— JACDEC (@JacdecNew) September 26, 2022

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Travelers this time had to put the rescue protocol, which is required to be given to passengers before each flight, into action. They were forced to use the emergency exits and take additional security precautions.

According to Copa, “Our priority is the safety of the passengers and employees on board the flight, thus we will give them the help that is required.”

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When the Boeing 737-800NG airplane with the registration number HP-1539 touched down, the incident happened. At precisely 5:26 p.m. on Sunday, September 25, it had departed the Benito Juárez airport in Mexico, heading toward Panama.

After the move, no injuries were reported. Both the causes of the incident and any potential damage to the aircraft are presently being assessed.

Una más para el anecdotario. Vuelo CM135 CopaAirlines. Al aterrizar nos salimos de la pista y terminamos a lado en el lodo. Salimos por los toboganes. pic.twitter.com/Ov5yU94Uwm

— Pablo Corona Fraga  (@pcoronaf) September 26, 2022