WATCH: How stalled Chinese plane was removed from NAIA runway

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Airport authorities used a telescopic crane to remove a Chinese aircraft that went off the Ninoy Aquino International Airport's (NAIA) main runway late Thursday.The stalled Xiamen Air jet forced the closure of NAIA's runway 06/24 for about 36 hours and left thousands of passengers stranded, with several flights cancelled on Friday and Saturday.The plane was carrying 157 passengers and 8 crew members when it veered off the runway upon landing at NAIA before midnight Thursday. Officials earlier said it was the pilot's second attempt to land.The 43-ton aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, was lifted and towed using a crane and transferred to the Balabag remote parking area.It was removed around 2 a.m. Saturday, Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines spokesperson Eric Apolonio said.Airport authorities reopened the runway at 11:28 a.m.<ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/18/18/naia-reopens-runway'>NAIA reopens runway</a></li></ul>

It was removed around 2 a.m. Saturday, Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines spokesperson Eric Apolonio said.Airport authorities reopened the runway at 11:28 a.m.<ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/18/18/naia-reopens-runway'>NAIA reopens runway</a></li></ul>

The plane was carrying 157 passengers and 8 crew members when it veered off the runway upon landing at NAIA before midnight Thursday. Officials earlier said it was the pilot's second attempt to land.The 43-ton aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, was lifted and towed using a crane and transferred to the Balabag remote parking area.

Airport authorities used a telescopic crane to remove a Chinese aircraft that went off the Ninoy Aquino International Airport's (NAIA) main runway late Thursday.The stalled Xiamen Air jet forced the closure of NAIA's runway 06/24 for about 36 hours and left thousands of passengers stranded, with several flights cancelled on Friday and Saturday.

The aircraft was lifted and towed using a crane and was later transferred to the Balagbag remote parking area.

The aircraft was lifted and towed using a crane and was later transferred to the Balagbag remote parking area.

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WATCH: How stalled Chinese plane was removed from NAIA runway

WATCH: How stalled Chinese plane was removed from NAIA runway