25 February 2009

Aircraft crashes at Amsterdam airport

 

A Turkish Airlines aircraft has crashed on landing at Amsterdam Schiphol airport.

The Boeing 737-800 with 135 passengers had flown to the Dutch capital from Istanbul
 
It reportedly crashed short of the runway near a motorway killing nine people and injuring 20 passengers.
 
Turkish media reports said at least 50 people had survived unhurt and around 20 people were seen walking away from the plane, the BBC reported.
 

by Phil Davies


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