Honduras Re Opens
Airport After Crash In
May
Honduras re-opened the
Toncontin international
airport Saturday, six
weeks after a deadly air
crash killing five
people, according to
local news.
The airport was closed
to all but domestic
flights after a TACA
airplane carrying 124
passengers skidded off
the runway and careered
onto a street killing
five people and injuring
65 others in bad weather
on May 30.
The airline said the
cause of the crash was
due to human error,
faulting the pilot, who
died in the crash, for
not following control
tower instructions.
After the crash,
international fights
were redirected to San
Pedro Sula, 161 km from
Tegucigalpa, the
capital.
Honduran President
Manuel Zelaya announced
the reopening of the
airport at a news
conference after meeting
with businessmen, who
demanded the resumption
of flights at Toncontin.
"The doors to Toncontin
are open as of right
now," said Zelaya.
Zelaya also said a new
international airport
for the capital is being
built and expected to be
finished next year.
There have been calls to
replace aging Toncontin
airport as it is
difficult for large
planes to land there due
to its short and narrow
runways.
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