Reply #5: AP: Jet Crash in Thailand's Phuket Kills 87

[Eugene]

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.

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