A cargo plane carrying mail and packages on Thursday skidded off the runway and broke in two during an emergency landing in Costa Rica, causing the temporary closure of the international airport near San Jose.
Smoke was billowing from the bright yellow plane of German logistics giant DHL as it ground to a halt, having slid off the runway when it spun and broke up around the rear wheels.
Two crew members aboard were “in good health,” Costa Rican Fire Department Director Hector Chaves said.
Nonetheless, the Guatemalan pair were sent to hospital as a precaution “for a medical check-up,” said Guido Vasquez,