Second accident in a month
Pegasus is a privately-owned, low-cost carrier based in Istanbul that flies 97 routes, mostly within Turkey and to destinations in Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia. The accident comes a month after a Pegasus plane with 164 people on board skidded off the runway at the same airport on January 7. There no injuries on that occasion. "Pegasus are known for their low fares but it would be unfair to brand them as unsafe just because they offer very competitive fares," said aviation specialist Alex Macheras. "But there will be serious questions asked now that this airline has suffered what is now its second runway excursion in just four weeks at this point." As darkness fell, dozens of rescue crew members congregated around the flood-lit fuselage, including around the cockpit, which had flipped over. The plane was a Boeing 737 that was 11 years old, according to the flight tracking website Flightradar24. “We are aware of the media reports and we are gathering more information,” Peter Pedraza, a Boeing spokesman, said. NTV said the injured included the plane’s two pilots, who it said were in serious condition. The television channel broadcast a recording of the communications between the pilots and air traffic control in which the pilots are told that previous flights had reported strong tailwinds. "According to the information we have, there was a rough landing. The accident occurred after (the plane) could not decelerate and rammed into a field from the end of the runway," Turkey's state-run Anadolu news agency quoted Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Mehmet Cahit Turhan as saying. Prosecutors opened an investigation of the accident, the agency said.DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
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