TWELVE passengers have been injured after an Alaska Airlines flight missed the end of the runway. Two people have been critically injured while ten received medical attention after the plane oversh…
TWELVE passengers have been injured after an Alaska Airlines flight missed the end of the runway.
The propeller blades of one of the engines broke off, puncturing the fuselage of the plane, which came to rest on a rocky surface at the edge of a bay in the Bering Sea,An eyewitness said the flight landed about 500 feet beyond the Dutch Harbour airport, near the water. Some passengers were removed from the airport in an ambulance, but others left with the assistance of residents, including families who planned to host the visiting swimmers.12 people were injured in the accidentA statement posted by schools Superintendent Alex Russin said: "At present, all students and chaperones are accounted for and are OK, albeit a bit shaken up."City Manager Erin Reinders, who was at the airport, said the plane made one landing attempt, before trying for a second.
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