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ATR-72 aircraft of Royal Thai Air Force skids off the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport runway in Dhaka during landing on Monday. sun photo
An aircraft of Royal Thai Air Force carrying 15 crew members skidded off the runway into a ditch at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Monday morning, injuring at least three.
Confirming the incident, airports control-tower officials said they gave the pilot necessary instructions during landing but, at one stage, the plane skidded off the runway.
The injured were given first aid after a team from Shahjalal Airport rescued them just after the plane crash.
Later, the airport authorities handed over the crew to the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (Caab).
The ATR-72 aircraft from Bangkok touched down at the Dhaka airport at 8:51am. Primary apprehension is that the pilot lost control because of a crosswind, said airport sources concerned.
The aircraft has been damaged badly...It will not be possible to fly the aircraft again as about 80 percent of it got damaged completely, a high official at the airport said.
Eight of the 15 crewmen are Thai Air Force pilots who came to Bangladesh on a cross-country mission, said the official, preferring anonymity.
The crew was supposed to spend 30 April in Bangladesh and leave the country for Delhi on 1 May, he added.
A CAAB team is investigating the aircraft while a Thai Air Force team is scheduled to arrive today, said a CAAB official.
The Thai ambassador reached the airport within a few hours of the incident and took the crew to the embassy.
We will send the crew to Thailand after completing the investigation, said the CAAB official.
daily sun | First Page | Thai air force aircraft skids off HSIA runway
ATR-72 aircraft of Royal Thai Air Force skids off the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport runway in Dhaka during landing on Monday. sun photo
An aircraft of Royal Thai Air Force carrying 15 crew members skidded off the runway into a ditch at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Monday morning, injuring at least three.
Confirming the incident, airports control-tower officials said they gave the pilot necessary instructions during landing but, at one stage, the plane skidded off the runway.
The injured were given first aid after a team from Shahjalal Airport rescued them just after the plane crash.
Later, the airport authorities handed over the crew to the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (Caab).
The ATR-72 aircraft from Bangkok touched down at the Dhaka airport at 8:51am. Primary apprehension is that the pilot lost control because of a crosswind, said airport sources concerned.
The aircraft has been damaged badly...It will not be possible to fly the aircraft again as about 80 percent of it got damaged completely, a high official at the airport said.
Eight of the 15 crewmen are Thai Air Force pilots who came to Bangladesh on a cross-country mission, said the official, preferring anonymity.
The crew was supposed to spend 30 April in Bangladesh and leave the country for Delhi on 1 May, he added.
A CAAB team is investigating the aircraft while a Thai Air Force team is scheduled to arrive today, said a CAAB official.
The Thai ambassador reached the airport within a few hours of the incident and took the crew to the embassy.
We will send the crew to Thailand after completing the investigation, said the CAAB official.
