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Ariana Afghan Boeing 737-400 veers off Kabul runway; passengers evacuated, airline cites LaGuardia crash

On 25 March an Ariana Afghan Airlines Boeing 737-400 veered off the runway during landing at Kabul International Airport, stopping in the grass with wing damage. All passengers and crew evacuated via slides with no injuries; operations were briefly suspended and an investigation opened.

Discovered 2026-03-25T11:24:26.107290-07:00 | 2026-03-25T11:24:26.107290-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • 25 March runway excursion involved a Boeing 737-400 at Kabul International: passengers and crew evacuated via slides, no injuries reported, and the aircraft sustained wing damage — documented facts that will appear in the investigation record.

  • Ariana’s public response referenced the Air Canada LaGuardia crash; that statement is a recorded part of the incident and relevant to communications and stakeholder scrutiny.

  • The event temporarily suspended Kabul operations and prompted emergency technical teams to open a probe; consider this alongside Ariana’s recent fleet activity, including its wet-lease and procurement actions as operational context for airline resilience and capacity planning.

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airkule.com aviation.direct aero.de Economic Times ANI News Agency aerotelegraph.com
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2026-03-25T11:24:26.107290-07:00
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2026-03-26T07:12:21.255180-07:00
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