<p>The Boeing-737 aircraft of India's private Jet Airways skidded the runway by over three meters at Dhaka's Zia International Airport just ahead of its take-off.<br /><br /></p>.<p>However, all 139 persons onboard the aircraft were safe, officials said here.</p>.<p><br />"The aircraft skidded off the runway just before take-off but there was no incident of casualty and all passengers and crew are safe," Bangladesh Civil Aviation Authority Chairman Air Commodore Saked Iqbal Khan Majlis said.</p>.<p><br />He said the passengers were immediately evacuated from the aircraft while an airforce contingent joined the rescue operation along with civil aviation workers of Biman Bangladesh Airlines and Jet airways Engineers.</p>.<p><br />"It may take another four hours to salvage the aircraft," Majlis said.</p>.<p><br />Airport officials said all scheduled foreign and local flights were suspended following the accident and an investigation was ordered immediately.</p>.<p>The incident happened at around 10.40 a m local time</p>
<p>The Boeing-737 aircraft of India's private Jet Airways skidded the runway by over three meters at Dhaka's Zia International Airport just ahead of its take-off.<br /><br /></p>.<p>However, all 139 persons onboard the aircraft were safe, officials said here.</p>.<p><br />"The aircraft skidded off the runway just before take-off but there was no incident of casualty and all passengers and crew are safe," Bangladesh Civil Aviation Authority Chairman Air Commodore Saked Iqbal Khan Majlis said.</p>.<p><br />He said the passengers were immediately evacuated from the aircraft while an airforce contingent joined the rescue operation along with civil aviation workers of Biman Bangladesh Airlines and Jet airways Engineers.</p>.<p><br />"It may take another four hours to salvage the aircraft," Majlis said.</p>.<p><br />Airport officials said all scheduled foreign and local flights were suspended following the accident and an investigation was ordered immediately.</p>.<p>The incident happened at around 10.40 a m local time</p>
