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THAILANDIA: AEREO SI SCHIANTA CONTRO TORRE CONTROLLO E PRENDE FUOCO, FERITI
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Bangkok, 4 ago. - (Adnkronos/Xin) - Un aereo della Bangkok Airways e' uscito fuori pista in fase di atterraggio sull'isola thailandese di Samui, andandosi a schiantare contro la torre di controllo e prendendo fuoco. Ci sarebbero dei feriti. Lo ha riferito una portavoce della compagnia aerea, Nanwipa Gayjanun, secondo cui l'aereo era decollato dalla localita' di Krabi. A provocare l'incidente sarebbe stata la forte pioggia.
Plane skids into control tower on Thai island
BANGKOK (AP) — A domestic airliner skidded off a runway and crashed into the air traffic control tower after landing Tuesday on the popular resort island of Samui, an airport official said.
There were no immediate reports of casualties among the 70 people aboard the Bangkok Airways flight.
"The plane was damaged," said the official by telephone from Samui, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the press. "The weather was bad, and it was raining when the plane skidded off."
Thai television Channel 7 said at least half a dozen people remained on the plane. The others were evacuated, and there were no reports of casualties, the channel said.
Bangkok Airways could not be immediately reached.
Thai tourist jet skids off runway
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Several passengers have been injured after a Bangkok Airways flight skidded off the runway on a popular Thai tourist island, reports said.
One report said the domestic airliner with about 70 people on board hit the airport control tower on Koh Samui.
A company official told AFP that all passengers were evacuated, but said an unspecified number were wounded.
The plane was arriving from the western Thai town of Krabi, which is also a popular tourist destination.
