Black boxes from Thai air disaster found
Tuesday, 18 September 2007
BANGKOK, Sept 17 (AFP): Two black boxes from a Thai passenger jet that crashed on the resort island of Phuket killing 88 people have been found at the crash site, the airline president said Monday.
"I can confirm that the two black boxes were found a few hours after the crash," said Udom Tantiprasongchai, president of budget carrier One-Two-Go, which operated the doomed plane.
"The two black boxes are in the hands of the investigators," he told AFP, referring to the Department of Aviation.
One-Two-Go's vice-president Kajit Habanananda said that the two flight recorders would be sent to the United States for analysis.
"We hope we will know the results within seven days," he said.
One-Two-Go's MD-82 passenger jet, carrying 123 mostly foreign passengers and seven crew, skidded off the runway and burst into flames Sunday afternoon after attempting to land in driving rain and heavy winds.
Aviation officials have blamed the accident on poor visibility and bad weather.
"I can confirm that the two black boxes were found a few hours after the crash," said Udom Tantiprasongchai, president of budget carrier One-Two-Go, which operated the doomed plane.
"The two black boxes are in the hands of the investigators," he told AFP, referring to the Department of Aviation.
One-Two-Go's vice-president Kajit Habanananda said that the two flight recorders would be sent to the United States for analysis.
"We hope we will know the results within seven days," he said.
One-Two-Go's MD-82 passenger jet, carrying 123 mostly foreign passengers and seven crew, skidded off the runway and burst into flames Sunday afternoon after attempting to land in driving rain and heavy winds.
Aviation officials have blamed the accident on poor visibility and bad weather.