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Accident at Madrid-Barajas Airport

Posted by : John Ross on Aug 20, 2008 - 07:48 AM airtravel

A Spanair aeroplane with 160 passengers aboard with destination Gran Canaria has crashed while attempting to take off at around 14.30. Media are reporting the accident at Barajas Terminal 4. The number of casualties is unknown, and deaths have not yet been announced. The aircraft is burning and it is thought an engine fire may have caused the accident. Emergency services have been activated and I believe Barajas is currently closed to air traffic. The aeroplane seems to correspond to Spanair flight JKK5022, scheduled to take off from Terminal 2 at 13:00 but delayed. The AENA website currently reports that the flight took off at 14:15.

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John Ross	posted: Aug 20, 2008
registered: Apr 22, 2004	Cuatro reports 20 injured, 7 dead.

John Ross	posted: Aug 20, 2008
registered: Apr 22, 2004	The airport has not been closed to traffic - flights have not been cancelled and are departing normally.

John Ross	posted: Aug 20, 2008
registered: Apr 22, 2004	Cadena Ser reports that Barajas is closed to traffic and no flights are departing.

John Ross	posted: Aug 20, 2008
registered: Apr 22, 2004	Telemadrid reports 20 dead, 57 injured. The possibility of 50 deaths is being mentioned.

John Ross	posted: Aug 20, 2008
registered: Apr 22, 2004	Spanair has given a telephone number for affected relatives - 800 400 200.

John Ross	posted: Aug 20, 2008
registered: Apr 22, 2004	Casualty reports now range from at least 100 dead, 40 injured, to 150 dead. Barajas is operating at at least 20 departures an hour. Spanair flights for today are cancelled.

John Ross	posted: Aug 20, 2008
registered: Apr 22, 2004	Media are now issuing estimates of survivors - 27 according to El País.

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