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Plane Skids Into Water at Airport in Bali Plane Skids Into Water at Airport in Bali
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HONG KONG — A plane with more than 100 people on board skidded off the runway at on the resort island of Bali on Saturday, and rescuers were working to pull the passengers from the water. HONG KONG — A plane with more than 100 people on board skidded off the runway on the resort island of Bali on Saturday, and rescuers pulled all passengers and crew to safety from the jet after it went down in shallow waters.
The Reuters news agency said that the plane had 172 passengers on board when it went down.
The Lion Air plane was landing at Bali’s Ngurah Rai airport when it skidded into the water. The plane originated in the city on Bandung, Bali’s police chief, Arif Wahyunadi, told Indonesian television.The Lion Air plane was landing at Bali’s Ngurah Rai airport when it skidded into the water. The plane originated in the city on Bandung, Bali’s police chief, Arif Wahyunadi, told Indonesian television.
Mr. Wahyunadi said the passengers who were rescued were being taken to the airport terminal for treatment.Mr. Wahyunadi said the passengers who were rescued were being taken to the airport terminal for treatment.
The Reuters news agency said that the plane had 172 passengers on board, and that all were safe. Lion Air is on a list of carriers banned from operating in the European Union because of lax safety standards.
Bali Ngurah Rai, also known as Denpasar International Airport, is Indonesia’s third-busiest international airport. Its runway is 9,842 feet long, and it juts into the sea that separates Bali from Indonisia’s main island, Java.Bali Ngurah Rai, also known as Denpasar International Airport, is Indonesia’s third-busiest international airport. Its runway is 9,842 feet long, and it juts into the sea that separates Bali from Indonisia’s main island, Java.
Photographs of the accident showed the jet lying atop the water with helicopters circling overhead and rescue craft surrounding the plane.Photographs of the accident showed the jet lying atop the water with helicopters circling overhead and rescue craft surrounding the plane.
Lion Air is Indonesia’s largest privately-run airline, flying within Indonesia and to Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, China and Saudi Arabia. Lion Air is Indonesia’s largest privately-run airline. Its 72 destinations are mostly in Indonesia, and the furthest it flies is to Saudi Arabia - a route mostly packed with domestic workers and construction labourers.
In 2004, a Lion Air jet crashed in Solo City, Indonesia, killing 25 people. And two years later, a Lion Air plane crashed at Juanda International Airport, but no one was killed.
The carrier has grown rapidly in recent years, trying to take advantage of the boom in jet travel in Asia, and just last month it reached a deal to buy 234 jets from Airbus. But some critics say that such rapid growth of Asian carriers has come at the expense of air safety in the region.