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Plane overshoots the runway and crashes into the sea in Bali

A plane has overshot the runway at Denpasar International Airport in Bali and gone into the sea. ...
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10.30 13 Apr 2013


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Plane overshoots the runway and crashes into the sea in Bali

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10.30 13 Apr 2013


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A plane has overshot the runway at Denpasar International Airport in Bali and gone into the sea.

More then 170 passengers were on board - and officials say they're all believed to have survived the crash.

The aircraft, operated by local carrier Lion Air, came to rest in shallow water near the shoreline.

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The jet plane appeared to have suffered a broken fuselage behind the wings.

Bright yellow inflatable life jackets littered the nearby water and shore.

Access was made difficult because of the concrete shore protection blocks.

Some rescuers appeared to have paddled out to the stranded aircraft on surfboards.

Lion Air began operating in 2000 with just one aircraft in its fleet.

It quickly expanded operations to more than 36 locations in Indonesia.

It also flies to foreign locations including Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam and uses a fleet Boeing 737 aircraft.

 


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