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Old 16-09-2007, 17:16
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Airport Accident

For the past hour there have been a steady stream of ambulences going to and from the airport. People here say a 1-2-go plane caught on fire with 100 people on board.
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Old 16-09-2007, 17:17
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crash at phuket airport?

Bloke just come in to Yorkshire Inn, all excited about a plane crash at Phuket airport. Sounds like an incoming One2go flight from BKK.

Anyone heard anything?

Weather is prety bad here, wind and rain may be a factor.

Hope no-one is hurt.
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Old 16-09-2007, 17:28
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That is dreadful news. Heres hoping all passengers are safe.
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Old 16-09-2007, 17:32
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Passenger plane crashes in Phuket

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A passenger jet of One-To-Go Airline with 123 passengers and five crew members on board crashed on landing at Phuket Airport in southern Thailand at about 4pm Sunday.
Airport officials and rescue workers are still working to help the victims from the plane which caught fire after it crashlanded and skidded off the runway.

Casualties are still accounted for.
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Old 16-09-2007, 17:35
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That is dreadful news. Heres hoping all passengers are safe.
Thanks for merging the threads.

On Thai news now, girl translated for me but they are not giving any information on casualties. I guess we must wait for news and best not to speculate.

A few BMs have gone gokarting and there is also a hash run today. Maybe there will be snippets of info. on the grapevine.
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Old 16-09-2007, 17:35
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hopefully all are well ive flown one to go and no one wants to hear news like this in any instance
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Old 16-09-2007, 17:36
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Is on the "Breaking News" ticker for BBC but no details yet , will post link when full story comes out.
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Old 16-09-2007, 17:38
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Just hearing it from Thai TV.. People hurt moved to wachira hospital.. On Board fire..

Bad news..
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This mob said it was yesterday? I edit the edit as they have
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Old 16-09-2007, 17:40
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This mob said it was yesterday?
Bangkok's Independent Newspaper
happened this afternoon.

rest of flights cancelled today.

Girl here just said that 20 people transferred to hospital.
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Old 16-09-2007, 17:41
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This mob said it was yesterday?
Bangkok's Independent Newspaper

Where ???????? , it is still Sunday in LOS !!!

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A budget airline; One-to-Go, slid out of runway and crashed with trees in Phuket airport on Sunday.
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Old 16-09-2007, 17:42
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TV saying there are dead.. But they cannot identify remains / asses how many at this point..

How they cant check the ones still alive against a passenger manifest boggles the mind.. Breaking news I guess.
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Old 16-09-2007, 17:46
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loose translations driving me nuts - 0ne-two-go from bkk crashed on landing and caught fire - 120+ on board some dead many injured.
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Old 16-09-2007, 17:49
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A passenger jet of One-To-Go Airlines with 128 people aboard crashed while landing at Phuket Airport in southern Thailand late Sunday afternoon and rescue workers said the death toll could be high.

The plane of the budget airline skidded off the runway after landing and crashed into trees, bursting into fire, said Channel 7 TV.

Initial reports estimated that at least 60 passengers died in the fiery accident.

Airport officials and rescue workers are still working to help the victims from the plane which caught fire after it crashlanded and skidded off the runway.

Authorities said there were 123 passengers and five crew members on board when the plane crashed at about 4pm Sunday afternoon.

Weather in Phuket has been bad for several days, with thunderstorms and high wind gusts at times.

Casualties are still to be accounted for.
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Old 16-09-2007, 17:49
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I'm now in Summer Breeze with Bill.

Bloke just checked in. He was supposed to be on the flight that crashed but got the flight an hour earlier. He saw the plane crash. It skidded off the runway and caught fire.

According to him the number of casualties will be high.
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Old 16-09-2007, 17:51
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A plane slides out of runway at Phuket airport, reportedly causing injuries and dead


A budget airline; One-to-Go, slid off runway and crashed into trees in Phuket airport on Sunday.

Eye witnesses saw smoke from the ill-fated aircraft, MB 82.

Unconfirmed reports said the accident caused injuries and dead as the aircraft broke into two pieces.

The accident was said to be caused by slippery runway after heavy rains.


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30 dead latest estimate - tail section broke off
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Claiming initial reports stating up to 60 dead.

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Old 16-09-2007, 18:02
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TV just went from 12+ to 20 to 25 dead all in a matter of minutes..
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Always a shocking thing.
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Old 16-09-2007, 18:05
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Headline news in Sweden aswell as there were many Swedish on the plane, one survived and already called his mother from hospital. He said there were panic aboard and he helped many people out the emergency exit.
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I'm now in Summer Breeze with Bill.

Bloke just checked in. He was supposed to be on the flight that crashed but got the flight an hour earlier. He saw the plane crash. It skidded off the runway and caught fire.

According to him the number of casualties will be high.
damn... this must be shocking!!
that's one reason why i don't fly with these cheapy-airlines...
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Old 16-09-2007, 18:15
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Terrible news.
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Old 16-09-2007, 18:17
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that's one reason why i don't fly with these cheapy-airlines...
Until the cause of the accident is known , it is pointless to blame "cheapy-airlines".
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Old 16-09-2007, 18:20
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that's one reason why i don't fly with these cheapy-airlines...
Just bad luck Nacha. It could have been any airline landing today. I don't think it being a LCC makes a difference.
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Latest BBC news.... 90% of passengers believed to be dead.....Terrible stuff
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Sky and BBC news now saying could be as many as 90% of the 120 odd people onboard have died. It certainly sounds like it was bad weather that caused it rather than it having anything to do with a low cost airline.

The pilot had already gone around once.
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PHUKET PLANE CRASH

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A One-To-Go Airlines passenger jet with 128 people aboard crashed and broke in two while landing at Phuket Airport in foul weather late Sunday afternoon. Rescue workers said the death toll could be high.

Anchalee Vanichthepbutr, identified by TiTV as a Phuket province official, said "more than 30" passengers were killed.

The plane of the budget airline skidded off the runway after landing and crashed into trees, bursting into fire, she said.

"The fire was throughout the aeroplane," said Phuket Deputy Governor Worraphot Ratsrimaa. "We expect that at least 90 per cent of the passengers died."

But there was hope that many survived. TiTV showed two foreigners being carried away to local hospital.

"The plane was landing and slid off the runway. We are rescuing people and carrying injured people to hospitals," said Pol Lt Sokchai Limcharoen, a police officer in the area in an early report.

Chaisak Angsuwan, director general of the Air Transport Authority of Thailand said the aircraft broke in two as it attempted to land at Phuket airport in bad weather.

Chaisak said that there was heavy rain when flight OG269 of parent Orient Thai Airways traveling from Bangkok's Don Muang airport to Phuket attempted to make a landing. Planes in both Orient Thai and One-Two-Go livery use the OG flight identifier.

"The visibility was poor as the pilot attempted to land. He decided to make a go-around but the plane lost balance and crashed,". he said. "The plane then fell onto the runway and broke into two. It is expected that there will be deaths.

"The airplane asked to land but due to the weather in Phuket -strong wind and heavy rain -maybe the pilot did not see the runway clearly," said Chaisak.

Witnesses said the airline was using its usual MD-82 twin-engine passenger jet aircraft, a model of the McDonnell-Douglas DC9. One-Two-Go owned seven such planes, which it used for frequent flights around Thailand, including six each day from Bangkok to Phuket and return.

Airport officials and rescue workers are still working to help the victims from the plane which caught fire after it crashlanded and skidded off the runway.

Authorities said there were 123 passengers and five crew members on board when the plane crashed at about 3:35pm Sunday afternoon.

Weather in Phuket has been bad for several days, with thunderstorms and high wind gusts at times
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Old 16-09-2007, 18:39
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Just been on Radio 1 here in UK saying around 120ish feared dead , my thoughts go out to them
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My thoughts go out with the family to all those who have died in this tragic accident. It's creepy thinking that probably just about everyone on here has done that route at least once in there life. I hope there are no Board Members in that accident.
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2 swedish survivers from the plane are saying that about 30 persons got out before the fire.
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My thoughts go out with the family to all those who have died in this tragic accident. It's creepy thinking that probably just about everyone on here has done that route at least once in there life. I hope there are no Board Members in that accident.
I've used it a hell of a lot and even recognised the OG flight number, whatever the cause its put me off using them again, even though rated them in the past.. something like this would play on my mind if i flew with them again
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My thoughts go out with the family to all those who have died in this tragic accident. It's creepy thinking that probably just about everyone on here has done that route at least once in there life. I hope there are no Board Members in that accident.
couldn't have put it better!!
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I hope there are no Board Members in that accident.
I hope the same thing , and just noticed that 80 BM's are logged on (at a usually quiet time) , so it shows that our thoughts are with all those involved in this unfortunate accident.
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