No one was hurt when a small passenger plane overshot the runaway in central Philippines on Thursday, carrying tourists to the country's most popular tourist island Boracay, the airline company said.

The 60-seat turboprop aircraft, with flight number Zest Air 863,slipped one of its wheel when it landed at Caticlan airport in Aklan province. It remained stuck in the canal at the end of the runaway, forcing authorities to shut down the airport temporarily, witnesses said.

"Despite what happened, no passengers were injured and there's no need for their families to worry," Alfredo Yao, Chairman of Zest Airways Inc. said. Fifty-five passengers were reportedly on board when the accident occurred.

Flights to Boracay, which lies a stone's throw away from Caticlan, were canceled or transferred to a faraway airport.

It is the second time a Zest Air plane had a landing accident in Caticlan in six months. In January, a similar turboprop aircraft undershot the runaway, wounding at least three.

Source: Xinhua