Originally Posted by
Contacttower
the aircraft slams into the runway at over 1000fpm, wing snaps off as the landing gear collaspe, 3 people dead and aircraft completely destroyed.
I think you need an "only" in there somewhere. Huge kudos to the HKG fire crews who were there and effective in seconds. Given that the fuselage was upside down and the fuel tanks were ruptured it is astonishing to me that 312 people got out more or less unharmed. I suspect that wouldn't have been the result at many other airports.
