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SA Airlink plane spins out of control

Nov 18, 2009 4:53 PM | By Sapa

An SA Airlink aircraft with 29 passengers on board left the runway at the Port Elizabeth airport on Wednesday afternoon, paramedics said.


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None of passengers or the crew members on board were injured, said Netcare 911 spokesman Jeff Wicks said.

"They've all been safely extricated from the plane by ACSA firefighters and shuttled to the arrivals area," said Wicks.

He said the plane, bound for East London, left the runway on take off.

"Passengers insist that as the plane rumbled down the runway and gathered speed they heard a loud noise from the left of the plane and it spun violently and skidded into the grass," said Wicks.

"Besides being visibly shaken all passengers and the crew are in good health."

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Nov 18 2009 05:07:57 PM
chris van der merwe
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This is the third inceident in the past few months involving Airlink.
1 dead, 3 seriously injured, and quite a few traumatised.
This Airline, Airlink, is like Roadlink.
Very very dangerous.
Can someone tell Cele?
Nov 18 2009 05:37:25 PM
geanann
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SA Airlink is a disaster waiting to happen. Soon we shall see them on "Aircrash Investigation"
It is because there are no technicians.
At least after this impending disaster we can say we pursued transformation at all cost and it is a small price to pay
see:
http://letterdash.com/Search?p=1&s=g.annandale&bid=9f5d3758-e66f-4448-8ddb-4fc5062c2521&pid=cc4bca54-ec94-465a-8c30-4411e89f4b05&q=skills+transformation+Afirmative+action&so=Blog
Nov 18 2009 05:39:59 PM
eebo
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Funny how the wings of NATIONWIDE was clipped when an engine of a Boeing 727-200 came undone at Cape Town International... No one was killed or injured. It makes you think why this was done to NATIONWIDE... Shouldn’t the same treatment be fare with Airlink? They must be grounded until all its plains have been inspected a service record of each one have been confirmed.
Nov 18 2009 05:50:52 PM
VinceRSA
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Reminds me of my first flight into Lesotho - heart still does some wobblies even though flying is the ultimate experience! BUT landing on such a steep airfield after rising up against a sheer mountain wall in a matter of some couple of seconds WELL - all in a days work in Africa.

Only real disturbance was that the old chap that walked from the kraal to the tin shed on the sloping mountain top (airport) demanded a bottle of whiskey to allow me to stay, regardless my papers were in good order.

At least none of this will ever happen in this new ANC OFFICIALLY LEGISLATED Most Racist Nation on Earth Today - RSA.
Our jet is too fast to land on clumps of rock and grass.
Nov 18 2009 05:53:03 PM
VinceRSA
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@ Nov 18 2009 05:07:57 PM
chris van der merwe
= = =
Just set the taxi thugs on to them for avoiding the taxi route regulations.
or
maybe just the commie unions.
Nov 18 2009 05:54:13 PM
Billo61
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Nov 18 2009 05:07:57 PM
chris van der merwe

Airlink = Roadlink lolest, classic. That is the last we here about this incident, journalist please follow up what is going to happen to this.
Nov 18 2009 06:53:52 PM
crazy medic
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come now ppl let the CAA investigate the incident before jumping on the road link band wagon. There is more over sight in aviation than you can imagine hence the reason it is the safest mode of transport. Most of the big maintenance facilities are internationally accredited including SAAT, Safair, etc
Nov 18 2009 07:25:16 PM
Negraux
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Potholes??
Nov 18 2009 07:55:02 PM
chris van der merwe
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Negr and in Politicos heads.aux- Possibly potholes - on the runways, on the roads,
Nov 18 2009 07:59:45 PM
Sechaba-is-not-a-fake-Communist
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This thing should be grounded now just like they did on Nationwide. I still think that SAA is the best Airline in SA not the Airlink fakes


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