Investigators probe another Belavia 737 excursion at Kiev

Investigators are probing an overrun by a Belavia Boeing 737-300 at Kiev's downtown Zhulhany airport late on 12 July. The aircraft had been operating the carrier's B2847 service from Minsk and had touched down on runway 26 in darkness at about 23:40. Meteorological data from Zhulhany at the time indicates variable winds, the presence of cumulonimbus cloud and subsequent light rain showers. The aircraft continued past the threshold of the opposite-direction runway 08 by around 300m, coming to rest of soft ground having passed over approach lighting, according to video images purportedly taken at the scene and distributed on social media. None of the 139 passengers and five crew members was injured, the airport's operator states. The airport has only a single runway, which restricted operations until around 14:00 the following day.<br/>