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Weekly UpdatesAug 9, 2009
Bangkok Airways, ATR
Bangkok Airways has resumed operations at Koh Samui airport, the scene of yesterday's fatal crash of an ATR 72. The first flight today departed from Koh Samui at 14:00, says Bangkok Airways, which owns the airport. The airline says it plans to have 43 one-way flights today in and out of the airport. Aug 5, 2009
Bangkok Airways, ATR
One of the pilots flying a Bangkok Airways ATR 72-500 (HS-PGL) was killed when the airliner slid off the runway when landing at Koh Samui on 4 August. The accident happened at the end of flight PG266 from Krabi, with 68 passengers and four crew on board. Four passengers were seriously injured. Bangkok Airways president Puttipong Prasarttong-Osoth says the aircraft struck a "former control tower" after skidding off the runway. The aircraft skidded off the runway at Koh Samui and collided with an old unused control tower at around 14:30 local, the airline expects to resume its normal operation after 13:00 hours. Aug 5, 2009
Bangkok Airways, ATR
A Bangkok Airways Aerospatiale 68-seat ATR-72-500, flight PG-266 from Krabi to Koh Samui (Thailand), skidded off the runway at Koh Samui and collided with an old unused control tower at around 14:30 local (07:30Z). One person is reported killed, 10 minor injuries are being reported, the airplane is said to have received substantial damage to the nose section. There has been the usual media confusion about the fatalities. Unconfirmed reports from an airline source make it more and more realistic as the various reports come in, that there are currently 10 dead and up to 41 seriously injured. Another report claims that the only one person killed was the pilot. The Co-pilot was injured, now recovering, four passengers suffered broken legs, two others slightly injured. Authorities in Samui confirmed, the pilot of the propeller-driven aircraft has been killed in the accident. Aerospatiale 68-seat ATR-72-500, flight PG-266 from Krabi to Koh Samui (Thailand), skidded off the runway at Koh Samui and collided with an old unused control tower at around 14:30 local (07:30Z). One person is reported killed, 10 minor injuries are being reported, the airplane is said to have received substantial damage to the nose section. There has been the usual media confusion about the fatalities. Unconfirmed reports from an airline source make it more and more realistic as the various reports come in, that there are currently 10 dead and up to 41 seriously injured. Another report claims that the only one person killed was the pilot. The Co-pilot was injured, now recovering, four passengers suffered broken legs, two others slightly injured. Authorities in Samui confirmed, the pilot of the propeller-driven aircraft has been killed in the accident. Aug 4, 2009
Merpati Nusantara Airlines, Bombardier
Sixteen passengers and crew on the Merpati Nusantara Airlines Twin Otter that crashed Sunday in eastern Indonesia were confirmed dead yesterday. Merpati President Director Bambang Bhakti confirmed the loss, according to press reports, some of which claimed there were 15 onboard. Crash site was on the slope of Bintang Mountain at 9,300 ft. Aug 6, 2009
Merpati Nusantara Airlines, Bombardier
Rescuers have reached the wreckage of a small plane that crashed into a remote Indonesian jungle and reported that all 16 people aboard were dead, an airline official said Wednesday. The Twin Otter came down in bad weather Sunday as it flew over the Papua region in eastern Indonesia, much of which is covered with thick jungles and mountains. It was carrying two crew members and 14 passengers, including two children. Bambang Bhakti, president director of airline Merpati Nusantara, said rescue teams reached the site of the crash Wednesday and reported there were no survivors. Indonesia, a nation of more than 18,000 islands, has experienced a string of air crashes in recent years. Aug 5, 2009
Merpati Nusantara Airlines, Bombardier
Merpati Nusantara Airlines Bombardier Twin Otter 300 that disappeared Sunday with 16 people onboard was located yesterday morning in mountains a little more than 20 mi. from its intended destination of Oskibil. A search and recovery operation reportedly was underway yesterday. Aug 5, 2009
Merpati Nusantara Airlines, Bombardier
A plane with 16 people on board went missing in Indonesia's eastern region of Papua, an official said Sunday, just weeks after the European Commission lifted a ban on four Indonesian airlines. The Twin Otter, owned by Merpati Nusantara airline, was heading to Oksibil, near the border with Papua New Guinea, from Sentani airport near Jayapura, said Y. Dumaroni, head of transportation in Bintang regency. The trip normally takes about 50 minutes by air. Three crew members and 13 passengers, including two babies were on board, Dumaroni said. "We have dispatched a search and rescue team and alerted the military to look for the plane, but bad weather hampered the air search," Dumaroni said. Indonesia has suffered a series of air disasters in recent years, affecting both its commercial and military aircraft. Last month, the European Commission took four Indonesian airlines -- flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, Mandala, Airfast and Premiair -- off its list of carriers banned from taking off or landing in the European Union, citing safety improvements. However, the ban remains in place for all other Indonesian airlines. Aug 3, 2009
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