Published : May 12, 2010 :: 16:05:51 [ 2,138 views ]

Afriqiyah Plane Crash Kills 100 on Route to London


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A Plane carrying 93 passengers and 11 crew members’ crash landed at the Tripoli International Airport in Libya today at approximately 5am British time, killing over 100 people aboard.

Libya 12th May 2010 [PDN] More than 100 people have been reported dead after a plane operated by Libyan airline Afriqiyah crash landed on route to London’s Gatwick Airport.  It appears the sole survivor is an 8 year old Dutch boy who was rushed to a hospital near Tripoli.

Afriqiyah Airways listed their 93 passengers and 11 Libyan crew members on its Airbus 330-200 flight 8U771 from Johannesburg and was nearly at the end of its 9 hour long flight. The passengers were of different nationalities including British.

There has not been any indication of the cause of the crash except that it exploded on landing and totally disintegrated. The crash site has been sealed off by security officials. The wreckage could be seen, but there was no evidence of smoke. The airbus was one of three owned by the airline.

A Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said the plane had left Johannesburg the previous evening, but was later registered as missing.

Reporter: Victoria Pollard

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KLM Captain
said :
The Airbus A330 is a turbofan. The bottom two photos are of a turboprop - different accident. In general, the jury is still out on "Scarebus" fleets, considering the number of mechanical failures they have encountered: several tails falling off in flight, fly by wire systems failing...

http://www.businessinsider.com/henry-blodget-air-france-447-crash-theory-now-focused-on-tail-snapping-off-again-2009-6

Give me a Boeing anyday!
Email : capt.fritz@klm.com.de Date : 2010-05-14 01:03:04
Chris Nui
said :
Amoung the death are 61 Dutch nationals, including a pop singer and the son of a mayor.
Email : chris@bang.net Date : 2010-05-13 20:39:50
iano
said :
very sad,and the poor dutch youngfella probably lost his whole family its a miracle he survived,my condolences to the families of the victims
Email : madirishb@live.ie Date : 2010-05-13 17:09:10
Bob
said :
Who would fly on an airline owned by the Libyan Government? Ironic that the same government responsible for the Lockerbie crash would own an airline.
Email : Bob@toobad.com Date : 2010-05-13 15:56:24
G ANESH
said :
Fasten Your Seat Belt Sir !~
Email : sanoook@windowslive.com Date : 2010-05-13 08:15:40
donkey ding
said :
Very sad, RIP to all and condolences to the families of the victims.
I hope this wasn't a deliberate act and I also hope the posts by PDN readers are appropriate.
Email : bob@aol.com Date : 2010-05-12 19:40:22

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