A Transair Senegal Boeing 737-300, registration 6V-AJE performing flight R2-3043 from Dakar (Senegal) to Bamako (Mali) with 73 people on board, was accelerating for takeoff from Dakar’s runway 01 at about 04:30L (04:30Z) when the crew rejected takeoff due to a hydraulic defect but veered left off the runway. The aircraft came to a stop on soft ground next to the Presidential Pavillion, the left wing briefly caught fire. All occupants evacuated via slides, there are reports of some minor injuries including one of the pilots.
An Air Senegal Flight HC-2009 from Abidjan (Ivory Coast) to Dakar (Senegal), was in the initial descent towards Dakar at about 04:37Z when the aircraft turned around and diverted to Banjul (Gambia).
Source – aviation herold
