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That's sad. And it all could have been avoided.

In February, a local judge banned the use of the airport by Fokker 100, Boeing 737-800 and Boeing 737-700 jets, but this was overturned by an appeals court.

First mistake. While it would be devestating for an airport to loose these types of planes, safety has to be a concern. It doesn't say why the judge banned these planes. I am guessing it had to do with the size of the planes and the proximity to the city center of the runway, and and condition of the runway.

However, questions remain about whether the runway had been sufficiently grooved to drain water in heavy rains.
A day before Tuesday's accident, another plane skidded off the airport's runway.

Mistakes 2 and 3.

If a plane skids off the runway, you have to second guess the safety of that runway.


Completely avoidable accident. I guess that's why its called an accident though.