Sunday, July 24, 2011
15 hurt as Taiwan-Macau flight aborted
15 hurt as Taiwan-Macau flight aborted
Taipei: Fifteen airline passengers were hurt on Sunday when they used inflatable evacuation slides after their flight from Taiwan to Macau was aborted due to smoke belching from an engine.The MD90 aircraft belonging to Taiwan's Eva Airways flashed abnormal signals just before it was set to take off at the northern Taoyuan airport at 9am (9am Singapore time), the company said in a statement.
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Fifteen people were slightly injured when all the passengers exited the plane using two inflatable evacuation slides, according to the company.
The cause of the accident is under investigation, it said. –
Bureau Report
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