Cargo Plane Skids into Sea at Hong Kong Airport

Mon Oct 20 2025 16:30:53 GMT+0300 (Eastern European Summer Time)

A cargo plane skidded off the runway into the sea at Hong Kong International Airport, resulting in at least one casualty. Four crew members were rescued, while two ground staff remain unaccounted for.

In a dramatic incident at Hong Kong International Airport, an Emirates cargo plane has skidded off the runway and landed in the sea. The flight from Dubai collided with a vehicle on approach, leading to the rescue of four crew members and the unfortunate death of at least one individual. Two ground staff members fell into the water during the chaos. The runway is now closed, though operations continue on the airport's other runways.

A cargo plane has skidded off a runway at Hong Kong International Airport and landed in the sea, killing at least one person, local media have reported.

The Emirates flight, operating as Aerotranscargo, was arriving from Dubai just before 04:00 local time when it hit a vehicle on the north runway. Four crew members on board have been rescued and taken to hospital, but two ground staff fell into the sea, according to a statement from the Civil Aviation department, with their condition currently unclear.

The affected runway is now closed, though the airport's other two runways remain operational. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly.