Cox\\\'s Bazar airport declared shut after mishap

The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) on Monday morning declared Cox’s Bazar Airport shut down as an accident-fallen aircraft lay on the only runway of the southern-most airport of the country. After the mishap of a United Airways flight on Sunday evening, aircraft can’t land or take off at the airport. An aircraft of United Airways with 41 passengers on board remained stranded on the runway since Sunday evening after its nose-wheel broke down. The aircraft’s pilot Captain Md Mamun said, ‘After landing at Cox’s Bazar airport, the aircraft was taxiing towards the terminal, when suddenly its nose-wheel broke down.’ AGM of United Airways’ communication department said, ‘The aircraft has been stranded there since its nose-wheel broke down. But the passengers were taken to a safe place. A technical team has reached Cox’s Bazar.’ He said that they hoped the aircraft will be ready fly again following repair today, report agencies.