Suvarnabhumi airport is repairing a taxiway after an Emirates Airbus A380 became stuck on Monday night. The incident happened less than a week after the landing gear of a China Airlines plane got stuck on a runway at the same airport.

Airport officials said on Tuesday that Emirates flight EK373, bound for Dubai and operated by an Airbus A380, was unable to continue taxiing while on Taxiway E21 at 9.11pm on Monday.

The airport requested an aircraft towing vehicle. The aircraft was successfully removed from the area at 10.18pm and departed at 10.22pm.

An inspection found that a section of Taxiway E21 had sustained surface damage. Airport officials attributed the problem to prolonged periods of heavy rainfall and flooding in areas surrounding the airport, which had increased water accumulation beneath the soil layers.

The excess moisture is believed to have weakened parts of the taxiway pavement, which then deteriorated under the weight of the superjumbo aircraft.

Suvarnabhumi officials said they have since launched an assessment of Taxiway E21 and adjacent areas. Emergency repair work is scheduled from 7pm on Tuesday until 8am on Friday.

During the closure of the affected taxiway section, the airport will manage aircraft movements using the airport’s two remaining runways.

No significant disruption to overall airport services is expected.

The incident involving the Emirates plane came just days after a similar mishap on Runway 02R.

On Oct 28, the landing gear of a China Airlines Boeing 737-800 got stuck in a damaged section of the runway as it was preparing to take off for Kaohsiung in Taiwan.

The plane was evacuated and moved before the damaged runway section received a temporary repair.