Orient Thai Airways jet crashes, splits

flamingyouth

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Sun Sep-16-07 05:53 AM
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Orient Thai Airways jet crashes, splits

Edited on Sun Sep-16-07 06:05 AM by flamingyouth

Source: Yahoo

BANGKOK, Thailand - An Orient Thai Airways jet crashed and broke in two as it attempted to land in heavy rain at the Phuket airport in southern Thailand on Sunday, the Air Transport Authority of Thailand told The Associated Press.

Chaisak Angsuwan, director general of the transport authority, told the AP by telephone that he believes "there are people dead, but the number is still unclear."

Maj. Gen. Deecha Butnamphet, police chief in Phuket, said on local television station TITV that "we believe that there are many people who are dead. We are taking the dead and injured out from the scene.

"The airplane is completely destroyed and inflamed," he said.

TITV reported 60 dead, but Chaisak could not confirm that. He said at least 20 people on the plane were seriously injured.

It wasn't immediately known how many passengers were on board, though TITV reported without citing a source that there were 123 mostly foreign passengers on the jet, which was traveling from Bangkok to Phuket, a popular resort area for tourists.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070916/ap_on_re_as/thailand_plane_crash

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muriel_volestrangler

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Sun Sep-16-07 06:05 AM
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1. Story updated in place - many feared dead

Chaisak Angsuwan, director general of the transport authority, told the AP by telephone that he believes "there are people dead, but the number is still unclear."

Maj. Gen. Deecha Butnamphet, police chief in Phuket, said on local television station TITV that "we believe that there are many people who are dead. We are taking the dead and injured out from the scene.

"The airplane is completely destroyed and inflamed," he said.

TITV reported 60 dead, but Chaisak could not confirm that. He said at least 20 people on the plane were seriously injured.

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dipsydoodle

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Sun Sep-16-07 07:51 AM
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2. BBC News link

Dozens killed in Thai plane crash

At least 61 people have been killed in a plane crash at the Thai resort of Phuket, officials say.
The plane was carrying 123 passengers - a number of them foreigners - and several crew. It crashed as it was trying to land in stormy weather.

The exact number of casualties is not clear as dozens of people are still missing - but survivors are reported.

Flight OG 269, operated by budget airline One-Two-Go, was landing after a journey from the capital, Bangkok.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6997381.stm

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KeepItReal

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Sun Sep-16-07 10:04 AM
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3. Looks like it was a "One-Two-GO" airlines MD-82 aircraft

Edited on Sun Sep-16-07 10:05 AM by KeepItReal

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Hawkowl

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Sun Sep-16-07 10:22 AM
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4. Don't fly third world airlines

Air travel is not for amateurs.

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BrotherBuzz

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Sun Sep-16-07 12:48 PM
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6. Don't fly US airlines that outsource maintanance to third world countries, too, right?

In 2005, the following airlines had over 50% of their major maintenance outsourced:

* Alaska
* Hawaiian
* US Airways
* Northwest
* America West (merged with US Airways)
* Continental
* JetBlue
* Southwest
* Air-Tran
* Frontier
* United
http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2003/08/04_horwichj_outsource/
http://public.cq.com/docs/cqt/news110-000002535103.html
http://murray.senate.gov/news.cfm?id=249799
http://safezonellc.com/personalzone4_2.html

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Eugene

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Sun Sep-16-07 11:25 AM
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5. AP: Jet Crash in Thailand's Phuket Kills 87

Source: Associated Press

Jet Crash in Thailand's Phuket Kills 87

Sunday September 16, 2007 5:01 PM

By AUDRA ANG

Associated Press Writer

PHUKET, Thailand (AP) - A passenger plane filled with
foreign tourists crashed Sunday as it tried to land in
pouring rain on the island of Phuket, splitting in two
and bursting into flames, officials said. At least 87
people were killed.

The budget One-Two-Go Airlines domestic flight OG269
was carrying 123 passengers and seven crew members
from the capital, Bangkokm to Phuket - popular among
tourists for its pristine beaches and one of the
areas hardest hit by the 2004 tsunami.

Survivors described their escape from the airplane's
windows as fires and smoke consumed the plane.

-snip-

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