Tibet Airlines plane bursts into flames on southwest China airport runway

A plane carrying 122 people veered off a runway in southwestern China as it attempted to take off on May 12, 2022. The crew of the Tibet Airlines plane were preparing to depart for the Tibetan city of Nyingchi when the aircraft ran off the runway at Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport at around 8am. All passengers and crew members were evacuated from flight TV9833. Chongqing airport said on social media platform Weibo that the fire began on the left side of the plane, toward the nose.