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Honduras crash forces diversions | Honduras crash forces diversions |
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The international airport in the Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa, is to be closed to larger aircraft, following a fatal crash which killed five people. | The international airport in the Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa, is to be closed to larger aircraft, following a fatal crash which killed five people. |
Large passenger jets are being transferred to a military airfield outside the city, the authorities said. | Large passenger jets are being transferred to a military airfield outside the city, the authorities said. |
Dozens were hurt in Friday's accident, when an Airbus A320 overshot the wet runway and crashed onto a city road | Dozens were hurt in Friday's accident, when an Airbus A320 overshot the wet runway and crashed onto a city road |
Tegucigalpa's airport - a short runway surrounded by hills - is considered one of the most dangerous in the region. | Tegucigalpa's airport - a short runway surrounded by hills - is considered one of the most dangerous in the region. |
The Miami-bound Taca airline Flight 390 was arriving from El Salvador, carrying 135 passengers and crew, when it crashed. | The Miami-bound Taca airline Flight 390 was arriving from El Salvador, carrying 135 passengers and crew, when it crashed. |
Officials say the plane was trying to land in heavy rain and fog. | Officials say the plane was trying to land in heavy rain and fog. |
The aircraft's Salvadoran captain, two passengers and two motorists were killed. | The aircraft's Salvadoran captain, two passengers and two motorists were killed. |
The dead passengers were Jeanne Chantal Neele, the wife of the Brazilian ambassador in Honduras, and Harry Brautigam, director of a regional development bank. | The dead passengers were Jeanne Chantal Neele, the wife of the Brazilian ambassador in Honduras, and Harry Brautigam, director of a regional development bank. |
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Scene of the crash on Friday | Scene of the crash on Friday |
Taca airline president Alfredo Schildknecht said the Airbus A320 had skidded off the runway after the pilot made a second attempt to land in heavy rain and fog. | Taca airline president Alfredo Schildknecht said the Airbus A320 had skidded off the runway after the pilot made a second attempt to land in heavy rain and fog. |
"We know there was bad weather at the moment of the landing and the captain was not able to land in his first attempt," he told a news conference. | "We know there was bad weather at the moment of the landing and the captain was not able to land in his first attempt," he told a news conference. |
"He landed in the second attempt, apparently braking conditions were not optimum, the landing strip was wet and the plane [skidded] off at the end of the runway." | "He landed in the second attempt, apparently braking conditions were not optimum, the landing strip was wet and the plane [skidded] off at the end of the runway." |
One survivor, Mario Castillo, described the crash on Honduran TV: "Suddenly we felt a big noise and we were all trying desperately to get out. | One survivor, Mario Castillo, described the crash on Honduran TV: "Suddenly we felt a big noise and we were all trying desperately to get out. |
"The worst injured were the people in business class." | "The worst injured were the people in business class." |
The flight, which originated in Los Angeles, left San Salvador at 1430 GMT on Friday. | The flight, which originated in Los Angeles, left San Salvador at 1430 GMT on Friday. |
It had been scheduled to stop briefly in Tegucigalpa and in San Pedro Sula before heading to Miami, Florida. | It had been scheduled to stop briefly in Tegucigalpa and in San Pedro Sula before heading to Miami, Florida. |