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Old 3rd Aug 2005, 07:57
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Obviously an accident with a good outcome. Looks like a very good evacuation. No doubt the broken fuselage helped - every hole is an exit etc. My thoughts are with the two pilots who are going to be subjected to the most intense scrutiny of their decision-making for months on end.

Much more important, in my opinion, is what was a 'ravine' doing anywhere near a runway. This is not a third-world airport. Investigators should be looking at this appalling design, especially if a DC9 went off there in the past. What might have been a simple runoff incident becomes a major accident for no good reason. Remember the DC8 in the old Athens years ago?
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