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On
Sunday evening, a plane carrying 123 passengers and 7 crew crashed while
landing at Phuket International Airport. At least 88 people (confirmed
number at press time) have been
confirmed killed, with others still seriously injured. Just under half
the passengers are believed to be Thai, while others affected include nationals from Australia,
France, Holland, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Sweden and Great Britain.
Bangkok-based
low cost airline, One-Two-Go, had flown the flight, OG/OX
269, from the Thai capital, to the famous beach destination of Phuket in
the South. The plane that crashed was a McDonnell Douglas MD-82.
The
crash is Thailand’s deadliest since 1998 when 101 people were killed as a Thai Airways plane crashed
in December while trying to land in heavy rain at Surat Thani.
The
airline has set up a series of numbers to help concerned parties with
any inquiries they may have. People outside Thailand should also contact
their Embassy in Bangkok for the latest information.
The
One-Two-Go numbers are: +66 85-155-4622, +66
85-911-5092 +66 85-918-3422, +66 82-535-7662, +66 2504-3227, +66
2504-3641.
Established
in 2003, One-Two-Go, owned by Orient Thai, operates around 168 flights a week, with
had a fleet of 7 MD-82 and 6 Boeing 747's.
in addition to its many Thai domestic routes, the airline also flies to
Hong Kong from Bangkok and also Phuket, as well as to Korea.
The
airport reopened at 17:00 local time on
Monday, 17 September 2007.
See
also: Thai
Airways moves Phuket Flights to Krabi and other recent news regarding:
Airlines,
Aviation,
Bangkok,
MD
Aircraft, Phuket
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