Xiamen Air passenger jet overshoots runway in Manila, no casualties

A Xiamen Air aircraft with 165 people on board veered off an airport runway in the Philippines capital of Manila shortly before midnight Thursday, but there were no casualties. The Boeing 737-800, landing after a flight from Xiamen "went off the runway during a heavy downpour", said the officer in charge of Manila International Airport Authority's public affairs office. "We are still determining how it happened." "All 157 passengers and eight crew were evacuated without injuries, according to Xiamen Air," Boeing said, adding it was closely monitoring the situation. Still images of the aircraft carried by local media on Twitter showed the left wing of the Xiamen Air 737 touching the ground. Due to the incident, NAIA's international runway will be closed until 12 pm local time Friday. <br/>