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Wed, 08/05/2009 - 17:20
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Samui Airport resumes services after air crash
SURAT THANI, Aug 5 (TNA) – Thailand's Samui Airport re-opened for normal operations Wednesday afternoon after Tuesday’s air crash into an old air control tower killed the pilot and injured more than 40 passengers.
Bangkok Airways flight PG100 from Samui to Bangkok was the first flight which departed from Samui Airport at 2pm and arrived at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport at 3 pm. Meanwhile, Bangkok Airways flight PG153 was the first flight from Bangkok arriving at Samui Airport, touching down at 3 pm.
According to the Bangkok Airways, there are 43 outgoing and incoming flights at Samui Airport on Wednesday.
Bangkok Airways flight PG266, from Krabi to Samui airport, skidded off the runway and crashed into an old air traffic control tower after landing.
Deputy Permanent Secretary for Transport Chaisak Angkasuwan said Wednesday it may take about one month for investigators to determine the cause of the accident from the black box flight data recorder and the pilots’ voice record. The co-pilot who survived the accident will be debriefed after he recovers.
The cause of the incident may relate to bad weather, human error, or a defective engine part. More investigation is needed to determine the cause of the accident, he added.
Seven persons, six foreigners and the co-pilot injured in the crash, remained hospitalised. The co-pilot, who was seriously injured was transferred to hospital in Bangkok Wednesday morning. (TNA)
Bangkok Airways flight PG100 from Samui to Bangkok was the first flight which departed from Samui Airport at 2pm and arrived at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport at 3 pm. Meanwhile, Bangkok Airways flight PG153 was the first flight from Bangkok arriving at Samui Airport, touching down at 3 pm.
According to the Bangkok Airways, there are 43 outgoing and incoming flights at Samui Airport on Wednesday.
Bangkok Airways flight PG266, from Krabi to Samui airport, skidded off the runway and crashed into an old air traffic control tower after landing.
Deputy Permanent Secretary for Transport Chaisak Angkasuwan said Wednesday it may take about one month for investigators to determine the cause of the accident from the black box flight data recorder and the pilots’ voice record. The co-pilot who survived the accident will be debriefed after he recovers.
The cause of the incident may relate to bad weather, human error, or a defective engine part. More investigation is needed to determine the cause of the accident, he added.
Seven persons, six foreigners and the co-pilot injured in the crash, remained hospitalised. The co-pilot, who was seriously injured was transferred to hospital in Bangkok Wednesday morning. (TNA)
