An An-24 passenger plane overran the runway during takeoff at Roshchino International Airport in Tyumen, western Siberia, on Monday morning, according to local authorities.

Authorities reported that the rear section of a passenger plane caught fire at an airport in South Korea on Tuesday, prompting the evacuation of 176 people on board, News.az reports citing foreign media.

An Air Canada passenger plane narrowly avoided disaster on Saturday night after its wing caught fire during a landing at Halifax airport.