Lao Airlines ditches in Mekong River
Oct 16, 2013, 9:20 am
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Lao Airlines ditches in Mekong River
Sad news out of Laos today
http://bangkokpost.com/news/local/37...ll-49-on-board.
The crash occured after encountering bad weather. Reports are no survivors
http://bangkokpost.com/news/local/37...ll-49-on-board.
The crash occured after encountering bad weather. Reports are no survivors
Oct 16, 2013, 11:42 am
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Oct 16, 2013, 2:11 pm
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Terrible news. Devastating for all the families involved, and so very hard for those who lose their children abroad when travelling (as seems to be the case with a number here).
Oct 16, 2013, 9:05 pm
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Numerous foreign nationals aboard according to the BBC, including French, Australians, and Americans.
Oct 17, 2013, 3:38 pm
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Condolences to the families, how very sad for them.
I flew Lao last month and was surprised how new their aircraft were and that when flights came in at VTE a heavyset foreign guy come out to inspect each plane before it left again. We also had a foreign pilot on of our segments. Don't know if he as on duty or doing training but we had a good impression of the airline.
Lao is a regional full service airline, not a budget airline, and this does not belong in this forum.
I flew Lao last month and was surprised how new their aircraft were and that when flights came in at VTE a heavyset foreign guy come out to inspect each plane before it left again. We also had a foreign pilot on of our segments. Don't know if he as on duty or doing training but we had a good impression of the airline.
Lao is a regional full service airline, not a budget airline, and this does not belong in this forum.