Vietnam Airways Flight 7344 from Ho Chi Minh City to Cam Rahn Airport landed on the wrong runway on Sunday, April 29th, 2018.

The intra-Vietnam flight was operated by 7 crew members, including a newly hired captain from the U.S. The short 40-minute flight was operated by an Airbus A321 (VN-A613) and carried 203 passengers. Passengers disembarked normally via airstairs. While there were no injuries, passengers were stranded on the runway with their luggage after arrival.

The unfinished runway (20L) that the crew landed lacked any taxiways that connected it to the terminal. While there are no reports on what will happen to the aircraft, it is safe to assume that the plane is pretty much stuck right now.

A Vietnam Airlines representative said that the most probable reason for the runway excursion was because there were no clear signs that differentiated the closed runway from the active runway. The Vietnam government aviation agency, the Vietnam Department of Aviation, is beginning an investigation. While the investigation is ongoing, all 7 crew members, including the cabin crew, are suspended.

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