Caribbean Airlines crash - those are some lucky passengers in Guyana

malaise

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Sat Jul-30-11 07:11 AM
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Caribbean Airlines crash - those are some lucky passengers in Guyana

http://avherald.com/h?article=4407f71a&opt=0
Accident: Caribbean B738 at Georgetown on Jul 30th 2011, overran runway
By Simon Hradecky, created Saturday, Jul 30th 2011 09:19Z, last updated Saturday, Jul 30th 2011 09:53Z

A Caribbean Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration 9Y-PBM performing flight BW-523 from Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago) to Georgetown (Guyana) with 154 passengers and 8 crew, overran Georgetown's runway 06 by about 100 meters at around 01:30L (05:30Z), broke through the perimeter fence, fell onto a perimeter road and broke up, the front section separating just ahead of the wing root. Two passengers received serious injuries (leg fractures).

The airport is currently closed.

The flight had originated in New York JFK,NY via Port of Spain.

http://www.trinituner.com/v3/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=387274

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malaise

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Sat Jul-30-11 08:02 AM
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1. More details here

http://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2011/07/30/breaking-news-plane-crash-at-cjia/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-14353610

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