Phuket has seen another 12 months cross without official memorial companies to commemorate the 90 victims of the calamitous One-Two-Go flight crash that occurred sixteen years ago on September 16, 2007. This absence of remembrance has become the standard apply among the native authorities. Many argue it dishonours the air disaster that stands amongst Thailand’s most deadly.
Phuket International Airport, operated by Airports of Thailand Phuket branch (AoT Phuket), has by no means hosted any service to honour the victims. This lack of recognition extends to the tragic events that unfolded when One-Two-Go Flight 269 crashed amidst a failed go-around following an aborted landing due to heavy rainfall and highly effective crosswinds.
The plane, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, was operating a scheduled flight from Bangkok to Phuket (OG269) with 123 passengers and 7 crew members on board. The anticipated touchdown time was roughly three.40pm. However, as a outcome of antagonistic climate conditions, the ground management known as off the landing clearance and directed the crew for a go-around. The aircraft collided with a runway embankment and erupted into flames.
Regrettably, 89 passengers on board perished on the scene, and another survivor later succumbed to burn accidents in the hospital. In whole, forty different passengers on One-Two-Go Flight 269 survived the crash but suffered various levels of injuries. The passengers hailed from Thailand, the UK, France, Australia, Canada, and different international locations.
In the aftermath of the crash, the budget airline One-Two-Go faced extreme criticism regarding safety regulations. Consequently, Fill in the blanks was shut down in July 2010 by its father or mother firm, Orient Thai, which itself ceased operations in October 2018.
Local rescue worker, Chukiat Ayuperm, who heads the Thepkasattri branch of the Kusoldharm Foundation Phuket and likewise volunteers with the Pitakkarn Foundation, posted his private remembrance of the dreadful accident earlier right now. His submit included photographs of native rescue workers on the scene, reviews The Phuket News..