Yemeni plane from Paris crashes with 154 aboard, 1 child survives, 2009

[SuziQ]

Adnoid, do you have any info on this? TIA

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/29/yemen.plane.crash/index.html

A Yemeni jetliner with more than 150 people aboard has crashed in the Indian Ocean off the island nation of Comoros, aviation officials in Yemen said Tuesday. (more at link)

 

[SuziQ]

The flight originated from Paris.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,529499,00.html

According to preliminary information from Paris Airports press service, a Yemenia Air Airbus 330 flew on Monday from Paris to San'a, with 147 passengers and 11 crew on board.

 

[Soulmagent]

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/reuters/090630/world/international_us_comoros_crash
Child survives crash.

 

[Trino]

Airliners post says the captain was found alive. Post # 161.

http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/general_aviation/read.main/4467230/

 

[Trino]

http://www.twincities.com/allheadlines/ci_12727933

The sole survivor was a 14 yr old girl. News media originally reported she was 5.

 

[STEADFAST]

Comoros Crash Jet Black Boxes Recovered

By REUTERS
Published: August 28, 2009



MORONI (Reuters) - Deep-water recovery specialists Friday retrieved the black boxes of a Yemeni jet that plunged into the Indian Ocean off the Comoros archipelago in June.

http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/08/28/world/international-uk-comoros-crash-blackbox.html

 

[scandi]

No more than you have posted. Terrible news.

So awful Adnoid for all those unsuspecting people who had no idea there last minutes on earth were at hand. I hope they learn something from the boxes and my heart goes out to this lone surviving 14 yr old girl.



PS and O/T: I am so surprised there is no thread on the LA wild fires that have 0 containment at 7pm tonite. Bless all those fighting these engulfing fires in the LA area xox

 

[JerseyGirl]

Paris trial to open for 2009 plane crash that left 152 dead and 1 alive

The flag carrier airline from Yemen is being tried in Paris over the injuries of a then-12-year-old girl and the deaths of 65 French citizens.

www.npr.org

 

[JerseyGirl]

Sole survivor relives terror of Yemenia Airways crash at French trial

A woman who was just 12 when she survived the 2009 Yemenia Airways crash in the Comoros islands that killed all 152 others onboard described Monday the terrifying moments leading up to her plunge into the ocean and subsequent miraculous rescue, in the French trial against the airline.Bahia...

www.al-monitor.com