Brand New Boeing 737-800 aircraft crashes in water off Bali, Indonesia - however with no fatalities

The shallow waters off the coast of Bali, the dream island in Indonesia, saved those aboard a brand new Boeing 737-800 aircraft to walk away without any fatal injuries or casualties. Upon crash, the aircraft broke into two halves.

Initial reports said the aircraft had overshot the runway. But a Lion Air spokesman, Edward Sirait, told reporters that the plane did not reach the runway, it hit the water first.

All 101 passengers, including three foreiengers, and seven crew members aboard a Lion Air flight were rescued Saturday within minutes of the crash. Some 45 people have been taken to local hospitals with injuries, but none seemed life threatening, according to one Indonesian airport official.

The crash must be a big blow to the tall claims made by the Boeing which boasts that the 737-800 is the best-selling aircraft in the Next Generation series. Boeing says that the aircraft is "known for its reliability, fuel efficiency and economical performance. 

The crashed aircraft had just been commissioned in March.

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Indonesian rescuers find first bodies at jet crash site

Indonesian rescue workers have recovered the first bodies from the mountainous terrain where a Russian superjet crashed on Wednesday, killing all 45 people on board.

Screenshot of video of the Russian superjet wreckage in hilly Indonesian terrain [Video: Euronews]

The country’s national search and rescue agency said on Friday morning that it had found the bodies of 12 victims.

Most of the dead are Indonesian aviation officials, although eight Russians were also on board.

Rescuers have been battling to scale the near-vertical Mount Salak, a dormant volcano south of Jakarta where the jet came down.

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Inaugural flight of a private airlines crashes near Islamabad airport

A passenger aircraft of Bhoja Air, a private airlines of Pakistan, crashes short of Benazir International Airport Islamabad, Pakistan on Friday evening.

The aircraft carrying 127 passengers and crew had taken off from Karachi for Islamabad on its inaugural flight. The airlines, whose operations were suspended awhile ago, had been allowed to operate again and today was its first flight from Karachi to Islamabad. It is feared that all aboard have succumbed to to he accident. 

Probable location of the crash site on the landing approach of the Benazir Intl Airport, Islamabad, Pakistan

The plane took off from Karachi at 5:00pm and was supposed to land in Islamabad at 6:40pm but crashed just before touchdown. At the time of the crash, a sudden weather had developed around Islamabad with fast winds blowing, followed by heavy rainfall with reduced visibility.

Since the aircraft crashed short of the runway, which is thickly populated, it is also feared that many on ground may also have been affected by the crash. Some eye witnesses have informed the local media network that fire has engulfed many houses near the crash site while bodies of dead and possibly injured passengers can been seen all around the area. 


As per initial reports, the Air Traffic Control (ATC) did not receive any distress signal from the captain of the aircraft before the crash.

Read more for live update: The Express Tribune
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