Faced with a flight emergency, a Polish pilot pulled off a remarkable feat of airmanship that saved hundreds of lives and made it’s way into aviation history. Actual video shot inside the cabin shows the passengers in the moments before the crash landing.
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This is what happens when you hit an extreme bout of turbulence just after breakfast has been served.
Passengers on a recent Singapore Airlines flight were left surrounded by the chaotic mess after their flight hit the rough patch and suddenly lost altitude.
A total of 11 passengers and one crew member were injured in the incident on flight SQ308 from Singapore to London.
Coffee can be seen on the ceiling of the Singapore to Heathrow flight following the turbulence
cabin crew and passengers were ‘amazing’ in the aftermath, as ‘a calm and efficient clean-up’ was underway
One passenger on the flight, who saw his coffee end up on the ceiling, managed to take these pictures which he posted to Instagram.
Passengers Alan Cross told ABC News those on the flight had been warned to expect turbulence and that the breakfast service would be temporarily suspended.
A short while after the seat belt sign came on, the captain issued an order for all flight attendants to immediately take their seats.
Mr Cross said the subsequent turbulence felt ‘like being in an elevator with a cut cable or free-falling from some amusement park ride.’
He said everything that was not tied down, including people, hit the ceiling.
The airline has told Australia News: ‘Eleven passengers and one crew member sustained minor injuries when the aircraft experienced a sudden loss of altitude and were attended to by medical personnel on arrival at Heathrow Airport. Seat-belt signs were on at the time and meal services had already been suspended.
Mr Cross said: ‘The cabin crew was amazing in the aftermath, as were fellow passengers who helped everyone around them then in a calm and efficient clean-up.’
He said crew checked for injuries before cleaning up the mess and gave passengers boxes of chocolates as they departed at Heathrow, where they were met by paramedics.
Earlier this year scientists suggested climate change could result in flights from London to New York getting much bumpier in the future.
Researchers from East Anglia and Reading universities analysed supercomputer simulations of the atmospheric jet stream over the North Atlantic and claimed climate change will increase air turbulence.
They found the chances of hitting significant turbulence will rise by 40 to 170 per cent by 2050, with the likeliest outcome being a doubling of the airspace containing significant turbulence at any time.
Dr Paul Williams from the University of Reading and the University of East Anglia’s Dr Manoj Joshi said the average strength of turbulence will also increase, by between 10 and 40 per cent.
Dr Williams said: ‘Most air passengers will have experienced the uncomfortable feeling of mid-flight air turbulence. Our research suggests that we’ll be seeing the “fasten seatbelts” sign turned on more often in the decades ahead.’
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Its none of my Business…!!!
“Well, then… Jesus said, give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and give to God what belongs to God..” (Mark-12:17- Holy Bible)
I like this statement. It has many deep interpretations..
One of it (may be mine..) is that We are not expected to do everything come in our way; even you have expertise or wisdom… Let Caesar do his and let God…
I have two challenges for writing this piece..
One: Last week, we discussed about taking call of others if it is beneficial..this week, I am arguing that we don’t have to do others work..!! I am afraid of your comment.. “Oh come on Rafeeque, your views are contradictory..!!!”
Two: This thought is very subtle. I drafted this story about ten times in mind before typing…am I able to put it across explicitly???
Let me share a couple of incidents which implanted this thought in me..
Incident # 1: 2004 Summer, I was attending a Vigilance Course at the CBI Academy, Ghaziabad, New Delhi. It was part of my employment in AAI..Though I forgot the name of the gentleman who inaugurated the session, I got stumbled upon one of his statement.. “before starting any vigilance investigation, you must confirm whether, it requires a vigilance investigation or is it a case of a disciplinary inquiry to be conducted by HR Department. At the first instance, if you feel so, do not investigate the matter but send to HR in a sealed cover for necessary action..”
Point: It is not that a vigilance officer who is not capable of investigating a disciplinary matter (most of the time..it is overlapped.. ). Because it is not his business; some one else to carry it out…
Incident #2: I was sitting in a prestigious High Court of the country, waiting for my case to board. In Courts, (for my non-lawyer friends..) each Bench would be allocated a specific nature of cases. Eg: Service matters, Labour matters, Criminal matters, Company matters etc., It was a service matter bench presided by the Chief Justice (CJ) Bench.. CJ is well known and popular by his depth in law and pro-activeness. When a counsel started arguing his matter passionately, CJ interfered and asked..
“Counsel, is it a matter involved a labor issue?”
“Yes, Me Lord..a part of it.. may be…” the lawyer admitted.
“Well, then I don’t have to hear this case. Lets transfer this to the Labour Bench..”
Point, It does not mean that the Hon’ble CJ is not acquainted with Labour matters. Rather he is an expert and has delivered land mark judgments in labor cases when he presided over the labour bench.. What he made it clear that he is not supposed to hear that matter at that point of time; it is some one else’s work…
Suddenly, both of these incidents jointly took me to a wonderful wisdom…I enjoyed it as if I cracked a life secret…!!
“Mind your own business”
It is absolutely okay to say openly that “it is none of my business” (be careful about your tone.. you will be tempted to be harsh..!!)
Yes friends, knowingly or not, we undertake many of things which may be done by some one else.. perhaps, they may be sitting quietly and enjoying it.. this happens both in professional and personal life..
the major road block for saying no to others work is the fear that the other person may think that you are a duffer…!!! it may be construed as your weakness, ignorance, excuse etc.,
Let me borrow the well known management principle “Whose Monkeys are in your shoulder ”? please check..
Often, we take other’s monkeys on our shoulder..and complain..Oh God..I am stressed…what a work load..!!
Friends, if a Chief Justice, in open court, can declare that it is not my work, if senior bureaucrats of our country can return files on the ground of not his/her area of work..Why shouldn’t we..?
I tell you, I am practicing this technique for quite a long time. Hardly I was told to take it back..in most of the cases, it works well..because, the other person knows that it is his/her work..
I believe, human being, by design, is meant to do a specific area of work ….not all..otherwise, we wouldn’t have lot of ‘subject matter experts’ around us..
Remember..so far in my experience, no employee has been rewarded by any employer because he/she used to do others work..!!!
Please note: Doing others work as a favor… is an exception to this theory
So, please have a look at your shoulder..and ensure that only your monkeys are sitting there…
Have a great week ahead !!!!!
source:::: Reblogged from the post of my friend Rafeeque…
Natarajan
“PLEASE ensure your seatbelt is securely fastened, your seat is fully upright and all electronic devices are switched off.”
Have you ever wondered why airlines tell you to do these things?
There’s no doubt some aspects of flying are shrouded in mystery, but never fear, we’ve got the answers to 10 things you’ve just got to know about air travel.
1. Does the brace position really work?
There are numerous – and some quite ridiculous – theories about why airlines push the brace position, including that it’s only useful for preserving teeth and thus allowing for easier identification.
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) says more than 70 per cent of airline accidents are survivable. But how many lives are saved by using the brace position? Well CASA cited an incident where a plane carrying 16 passengers crashed. While the rest slept or were reading, one passenger woke up and saw the plane was about to hit trees so he adopted the brace position. He was the only survivor. The absence of fatalities when US Airways Flight 1549 landed in the Hudson River has also been attributed to the position.
The deliberate crash landing of a Boeing 727 into the Mexican desert last year by team of scientists, pilots and safety experts for the documentary The Plane Crash provided more answers. There were three dummies on board: one was seated in the classic brace position with seatbelt fastened, the second had just the seatbelt fastened, and a third had neither. Experts found the first dummy would have survived, the second would have suffered severe head injuries and the third would have died.
Here’s a tip: If you need to brace for impact put your hands on your head, your weaker one over the other stronger one. That way, if something falls on you the stronger hand is likely to be OK as it’s been protected – and you’ll need it to unbuckle your seat belt when the time comes.
2. Is it true that diet cola is harder to pour in the skies?
It’s true, the fizz and the high altitude make diet cola the most difficult drink to pour. Flight attendant and author Heather Poole says: “Of all the drinks we serve, Diet Coke takes the most time to pour – the fizz takes forever to settle at 35,000 feet. In the time it takes me to pour a single cup of Diet Coke, I can serve three passengers a different beverage.”
3. Why do window shutters have to be raised and seats upright upon take-off and landing?
Window shutters are required to be open and seats in the upright position so that cabin crew and passengers can easily identify what is happening outside the plane in the event of an issue during take-off and landing e.g. fire, according to a major Australia airline.
Having the shutters up also allows rescuers to see inside the cabin more easily and locate trapped passengers in the event of an emergency, and lets light in.
And you should obey the crew when they tell you to put your seat upright for take-off and landing – it’s for your own safety. Brian Manning, a flight attendant for US Mesa Airlines explains: “When the seat is up, it is locked. When the seat is back, it’s not locked. In the event of an emergency, an unlocked seat has more force during impact, and the thrusting forward of that seat can cause passenger injury.”
Having seats upright also provides more room to escape and is beneficial for fellow passengers – those seated behind reclined or unlocked seats may not be able to brace themselves properly on impact.
4. Is it true that you’re more likely to survive a plane crash if you’re sitting towards the back?
There’s a one in 90 million chance of being killed in a plane crash, according to the US National Transportation Safety Bureau.
And it’s good news for the masses: It’s safer to sit towards the back of the plane than the front, according to The Plane Crash documentary. When they crashed the plane they found anyone sitting in seat 7A would have been killed – that chair was catapulted 152m from the wreckage in the program.
Anne Evans, a former investigator at the UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch, inspected the 727’s black-box data recorder after the crash and said: “It’s safer to sit at the back of the aircraft where the flight recorder is. The front is more vulnerable because that often sees higher impact forces.”
5. Why do they dim the lights during some landings?
Lights are dimmed upon landing so that passengers eyes can adjust to the natural light and in the event of an incident makes identifying sparks or flames easy, according to a major Australian airline.
6. Is alcohol more potent at higher altitudes?
Not true, according to studies. Dr. Bhushan Kapur from the University of Toronto said passengers’ blood alcohol level doesn’t increase in the air. However, people do tend to drink more in a shorter time frame in the skies, which can leave them more impaired. So where does the misconception come from? The onboard effects of hypoxia – less oxygenated conditions due to the low-pressure environment and high altitude – can cause passengers to experience symptoms similar to intoxication.
7. Can plane air make you sick?
Cabin air is a mix of fresh and recirculated air. Air is sucked in through the jet engines, then into a bleed pipe that enters the cabin unfiltered. A study by CASA that ended last year didn’t rule out the possibility that toxicity could occur on flights. According to the study, oils, fluids, fumes and gases could mix with the heated air intended for the air conditioning system due to poor maintenance practices, worn engine oil seals or exhaust fumes from aircraft taxiing or engine start.
While rare, it does happen. In February a British Airways flight made an emergency landing after a pilot because nauseous and incapacitated after smelling toxic oil fumes. The captain and first officer were able to land the plane with the help of oxygen masks. Earlier this year questions were asked over the deaths of two British Airways pilots who died within four days of each other after complaining of being exposed to toxic oil fumes.
Following the incidents the UK Civil Aviation Authority records revealed pilots were putting on oxygen masks at least five times a week to combat suspected “fume events”.
There’s a name for such cases: Aerotoxic syndrome.
8. How much radiation are passengers exposed to during a flight?
People travelling in aircraft may be exposed to more ionising radiation than they would be exposed to on the ground. That’s because when you’re flying between 7000 and 12,000 metres (the typical cruising altitude of a commercial aircraft), the Earth’s atmosphere provides less protection from cosmic radiation.
To put this into perspective, during a seven-hour flight from New York to London travellers receive about the same dose of radiation as a chest X-ray; and from New York to Tokyo, two chest X-rays, according to the US Federal Aviation Administration.
9. What are the best ways to beat jetlag?
What you need to do is reset your internal clock. These tips can help:
1. Try to shift your sleep pattern – go to bed one hour earlier or later depending on which direction you are flying.
2. If you’re going on a really long flight (for instance, from Australia to Europe) take melatonin pills for 2-3 days before the trip.
3. Drink ginger tea.
4. When on the plane go to sleep as soon as possible, don’t take sleeping pills on board and avoid alcohol and coffee.
5. When you arrive stay up until it’s bedtime wherever you are, walk around in the sun and if you must nap keep it under an hour. If you flew eastward, take a low dose of melatonin for three nights before bed. If you flew westward, and find yourself waking up early the first morning there, take a low dose of melatonin. More advice on jetlag here.
10. Can your mobile phone cause a plane crash?
The jury’s still out on this issue, but airlines are erring on the side of caution. Current regulations give crew the power to ban the use of any device that could threaten the safety of an aircraft. Experts say that electromagnetic waves emitted by mobiles can interfere with a plane’s electronics and cause a crash, concerns that were outlined in an investigation by the New York Times.
This guide to evacuations from CASA is worth a look.
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Turkish Airlines passengers ended up on the wrong continent.
THIS is an airline booking blunder of epic proportions.
Passengers Sandy Valdivieso and her husband Triet Vo were looking forward to a holiday in Africa.
They had booked a Turkish Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Dakar, Senegal, but an airline mix-up sent them 11,000 kilometres away to another continent, landing in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
It turns out an airline employee had accidentally entered the wrong three-letter airport code into the flight booking system. The code for Dakar is DKR, while Dhaka is DAC.
So how did they not notice they were on the wrong flight?
“I guess we were just going by the flight number on our tickets, and that DAC was printed on them,” Valdivieso told the Los Angeles Times. “You just assume that everything is correct.”
“When the flight attendant said we were heading to Dhaka, we believed that this was how you pronounced ‘Dakar’ with a Turkish accent.”
The first leg of their flight to Istanbul went smoothly, but it was the second leg of the trip that sent them off in the wrong direction.
Several hours into the trip they woke up from a long sleep and noticed the inflight map showed the plane over the Middle East. They then realised the plane was full of passengers who looked Asian, not African.
“That’s when we knew a serious mistake had been made.”
Once on the ground, they claim it took several hours for the airline to confirm the mistake after tracking down the recording of the booking, proving that Valdivieso had requested a trip to Senegal.
They were flown back to Istanbul 12 hours later, free of charge.
Turkish Airlines spokesperson Fatma Yuceler has apologised for the incident and said the airline will offer the passengers two free economy class tickets to any destination it flies to.
“We are very, very sorry that this happened,” she told the Los Angeles Times.
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Boeing 747 landing and taking off from St. Maarten in the Carribean, one of the World’s scariest airports. Viewed from a catamaran 100 metres off the beach.
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Plane sailingThe sun-powered Solar Impulse is pictured flying over the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco as it carries out a trip across the US. (
Fire drillPyrotechnics explode during a disaster drill at Los Angeles’ LAX airport. More than 100 people were involved in a test of the airport’s emergency responses.
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A Lion Air plane is seen in the water after it missed the runway in Denpasar, Bali.
Navy officers and firemen work in the rescue of a private aircraft of aerial company Ocean Air which fell on Guanabara Bay upon landing at Santos Dumond airport on August 12, 2010 in Rio de Janeiro,
Emergency services attend to the scene of a Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-800 plane which crashed on landing at Schiphol airport on February 25, 2009 in Haarlem The Netherlands.
A Saha Airlines Boeing 707 is seen where it finished its skid after careering off the runway at Tehran Mehrabad Airport April 22, 2005 in Tehran, Iran.
A handout photo provided by Russian news agency Agentstvo-Novostei TV2 and taken on July 11, 2011 shows the wreck of Antonov-24 passenger plane, floating on the Ob River in Siberia shortly after the plane’s emergency landing. The plane belonging to the Angara airline was forced to make an emergency landing on the Ob River in Siberia on July 11,2011.
NEW YORK – JANUARY 15: Rescue boats float next to a US Airways plane floating in the water after crashing into the Hudson River in the afternoon on January 15, 2008 in New York City. The Airbus 320 flight 1549 crashed shortly after take-off from LaGuardia Airport heading to Charlotte, North Carolina.
A Falcon Grand Air cargo jet sits amid the tombstones of Mt. Olivet Cemetery after skidding off the runway at Detroit City Airport during an emergency landing August 28, 2001 in Detroit, Michigan.
Police and fire department personnel, including Hindustan Aeronautics Limited officials, gather near a Schweizer helicopter that made an emergency landing on the rooftop of a residential building in Bangalore on April 12, 2012. A trainee helicopter pilot made an emergency landing on the rooftop of an apartment building in a busy residential district in southern India on Thursday after developing engine trouble.
A Peruvian Navy helicopter which was transporting humanitarian aid for the victims of the 7.9-magnitude earthquake that rocked Peru on Wednesday, is seen on the roof of an uninhabited deposit in Ica, more than 400 km south of Lima, 17 August 2007, after it’s pilot made an emergency landing. The pilot looked for the safest place possible to attempt a landing, after the chopper apparently lost height.
A helicopter lands on the Tiradentes Avenue, after being forced to do so due to the heavy rain, on December 14, 2010 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
A China Airlines aircraft Boeing 737 lies in ruins at Naha Airport August 20, 2007 in Okinawa, Japan. The aircraft’s left engine exploded after landing following it’s flight from Taiwan. Despite the resultant fire destroying the plane all 165 people on board escaped safely.
Picture taken 29 October 2007 shows the wreckage of a helicopter that crashed into a tanker as it was attempting an emergency landing at Rudskogen near Rakkestad, southeastern Norway, 29 October. A private helicopter with three people on board crashed into an oil lorry in southeastern Norway 29 October, narrowly avoiding disaster as it rammed the cabin and not the full tank, police said. No one was injured in the accident, which occurred as the pilot was trying to carry out an emergency landing.
A photo taken by a local resident, shows the wreckage of a helicopter next to the wall of the compound where according to officials, Osama bin Laden wss shot and killed in a firefight with U.S. forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan on Monday, May 2, 2011.
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The distinctive Worldport terminal at New York’s JFK Airport is earmarked for demolition. It was orignally known as the Pan Am terminal, and with its flying saucer shape, has appeared in a number of films, including Live and Let Die. Its impending demise has upset many, who see it as an important relic of the air travel’s glamorous heydey, and a campaign group is fighting to have it saved.
TWA Flight Centre, JFK
Highlights: recently refurbished, stylish exterior (designed by Robert Stern) made to resemble a bird landing, impressive interior with “passenger tubes”, aviation museum.
Changi Airport, Singapore
Highlights: butterfly garden, orchids, five metre “Green Wall”, handles 46.5 million passengers a year, has won over 390 awards.
Dubai International Airport, UAE
Highlights: £3 billion Terminal 3, very cool elevators.
Madrid-Barajas Airport, Spain
Highlights: trendy Terminal 4, designed by Antonio Lamela and Richard Rogers, has won awards and is one of the world’s largest.
Samui Airport, Thailand
Highlights: relaxing departure lounge feels more like a hip bar than an airport
Marrakesh Menara Airport, Morocco
Highlights: stylish exterior covered in arabesques blends modernity with tradition
Los Angeles International Airport, US
Highlights: distinctive “Theme Building” resembles a flying saucer on four legs – a restaurant is suspended beneath
Denver International Airport, US
Highlights: Teflon-coated fibreglass roof resembles the Rocky Mountain views, artwork often displayed inside, solar powered
King Abdulaziz International Airport, Saudi Arabia
Highlights: Hajj terminal built specifically for pilgrims visiting Mecca covers 100 acres and is known for its tent-shaped roof
O’Hare International Airport, Chicago, US
Highlights: one of the world’s busiest airports, regularly voted America’s best
Wellington International Airport, New Zealand
Highlights: sleek, relaxing terminal interiors – useful as the airport is noted for crosswinds and turbulent landings.
London Heathrow Airport, UK
Highlights: Terminal 5 building (designed by Richard Rogers), Gordon Ramsay restaurant, colossal number of shops
Hong Kong International Airport, China
Highlights: built on an island, handles 53.3 million passengers annually, contains a golf course and 3D cinema
Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia
Highlights: eye-catching architecture, water fountain, free wifi
Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok, Thailand
Highlights: only opened in 2006, artwork often on display, sophisticated design
Bilbao Airport, Spain
Highlights: The signature flourishes from its world famous designer Santiago Calatrava (also instrumental in the regeneration of Valencia). Look out for its curves, generous light, and a viewing gallery that allows your loved ones to see you as you collect your baggage.
Munich Airport, Germany
Highlights
The airport’s much praised glass-and-steel Terminal Two, which includes a massage room, prayer room with fir floors, and Plexiglass walls, a Bavarian deli, and even a brewery (between terminals one and two).
Incheon International Airport, Seoul, South Korea
Highlights: Built on reclaimed land, this arc-shaped construction – intended to suggest the ancient Korean temples – is the country’s largest building. Architects have noted its feeling of warmth and welcome, and there has been widespread praise of the airport’s design and clean lines. The airport has been voted best in the world several times.
Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport, Canada
Highlights: Its main terminal was designed by world renowned architect César Pelli in association with Stantec Architecture Ltd. It was the first airport terminal to be certified for its environmental friendliness, and notable for its ultra-modern look and energy efficiency.
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Indonesian workers prepare to remove the wreckage of a Lion Air jet after it crashed into the sea.
AN Indonesian salvage team is using a crane to haul seats and baggage out of a plane that crashed in Bali, as investigators probe what caused the jet to go down.
The Lion Air plane missed the runway as it came in to land on Saturday, slamming into the sea and splitting in two. Dozens of the 108 people on board were injured, but there were no fatalities.
Terrified passengers swam to shore or were plucked to safety by police in rubber dinghies. Witnesses and experts have suggested the crash could have been caused by a freak storm, although no official reason has yet been given.
The salvage team hauled the seats and baggage out of the Boeing 737-800, and were aiming to begin cutting the fuselage of the plane into pieces later in the evening, Bali army commander Colonel Anton Nugroho said.
Indonesian boys carry pieces of a Lion Air jet a day after the aircraft crashed into the ocean, at Jimbaran beach, in Bali, Indonesia on Sunday, April 14, 2013. All 108 passengers and crew survived after the new Lion Air jet crashed into the ocean and snapped into two while attempting to land Saturday on the Indonesian resort island of Bali, injuring up to 45 people. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)
However, local navy commander Lieutenant Colonel Edi Eka Susanto said the operation had to be carried out very carefully, as the plane “is not yet stable, and we fear there are still oxygen bottles inside that could explode”.
After the plane was cut up, the team planned to lift the parts by crane onto a truck, and from there they would be taken to a nearby beach, said Nugroho.
If that was not possible, then the parts would be pushed through the water using balloons to an area of coast where it was easier to lift them, he said.
This handout photo released by the Indonesian Search And Rescue Agency (SAR) on April 14, 2013 shows the aircraft cabin of a Lion Air Boeing 737 lying submerged in the water after skidding off the runaway during landing at Bali’s international airport near Denpasar.
The 70-strong team, made up of military, rescue agency, airport and Lion Air personnel, hoped to be finished by tomorrow.
The cockpit voice recorder was found wedged between a wing and the body of the aircraft on Monday, and was being flown to Jakarta on Tuesday, Masruri, from the national transportation safety committee, which is probing the crash, told AFP.
Indonesian workers prepare to remove the wreckage of a Lion Air jet in Bali, Indonesia on Tuesday, April 16, 2013. The new Lion Air jet that slammed into the sea as it tried to land on the Indonesian resort island of Bali over the weekend remains stuck in shallow water and must be cut into pieces for removal, vividly underlining the challenges facing the budget airline as it races to expand in Asia. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)
“The black box will be cleaned and checked for damage and hopefully we will be able to extract the data in it,” said Masruri, who like many Indonesians goes by one name, adding he would not comment further on an ongoing investigation.
Five passengers were still in hospital on Tuesday following the crash, said Lion Air airport service director Daniel Putut, although he said he did not have details of their conditions.
Indonesia rescuers remove the seats of a partially submerged Lion Air Boeing 737 three days after it crashed while trying to land at Bali’s international airport near Denpasar on April 16, 2013. The pilot and co-pilot of a Lion Air plane that crashed at Bali’s airport have passed initial drug tests, an official said on April 15, as investigators probe the causes of the accident that left dozens injured but no fatalities.
Government officials and the airline said at the time of the crash the weather had been fine, but the transport ministry has since said the jet flew through thick cloud and witnesses have spoken of torrential rain before the crash.
Indonesia, which relies heavily on air transport to connect its sprawling archipelago of more than 17,000 islands, has one of Asia’s worst aviation safety records.
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