Naim 6 Report post Posted March 23, 2009 This is becoming terrifyingly routine. === Indonesian passenger jet makes emergency landing 4 hours ago JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian passenger jetliner made an emergency landing Monday after encountering engine failure while flying at 2,000 feet (600 meters), airline official said. The plane with 122 passengers and crew onboard managed to land safely at Batam island in western Indonesia, and no one was injured, said Sriwijaya Air spokeswoman Ruth Simatupang. The Boeing 737-200 operated by the small commercial airline ran into difficulties shortly after taking off on an 80-minute flight from Tanjungpinang airport on Bintan island to the capital, Jakarta. The plane was still ascending when crew requested permission to make an unscheduled landing at the nearest airstrip, Batam, said airport official Indah Irwansyah. Batam lies just south of Singapore. Airline accidents have killed more than 120 people in Indonesian in recent years, prompting the European Union to ban all Indonesian carriers from landing there in 2007. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration downgraded the country's rating to its lower category around the same time. Sriwijaya Air is one of dozens of privately held carriers to emerge since Indonesia started deregulating the industry in the late 1990s, bringing cheap air travel to the sprawling island nation. Aviation authorities have warned that rapid growth, weak industry regulation and poor maintenance could lead to fatal accidents. Copyright © 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/articl...HBh72QD973K5200 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tamizi Hj Tamby 1 Report post Posted March 23, 2009 OMG...Not again Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Li Ren 2 Report post Posted March 23, 2009 (edited) Luckily there was no one injured.. Really a ''dark'' week for aviation industries.. Edited March 23, 2009 by Li Ren Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chee Yong 0 Report post Posted March 23, 2009 Luckily there was no one injured.. Really a ''dark'' week for aviation industries.. Yup, agree. Hope no more again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Juergen Witte 0 Report post Posted March 25, 2009 Well, despite the fact that flying in Indonesia is not the "safest" way of travel in general ... I find it a bit unfair to blame indonesian aviation again in a generalization ! Nobody knows exactly what happened but immediately blames the whole country ... It might be one of the "inevitable incidents" that can happen to every airline on this planet !!! Although it has been an "older" type of aircraft (B 737-200) that does not automaticly imply poor maintenance, etc. It should be known that not all indonesian airlines have poor maintenance ... I wish (i know it´s just a wish) that media would report depending on solid information rather than making an immediate gun shoot at everything that has been put into a certain - negative - category previously ... !!! (unfortunately media acts like this all over the world) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wilson Kook 0 Report post Posted March 26, 2009 Again? This is becoming a common thing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
