Air Nigni Boeing 737 was trying to land at Veno Airport in Micronesia, but after the accident on Friday morning, half of the dump in the lagoon was shrouded.
Wellington, New Zealand: The passengers were forced to swim for their lives on Friday when an airliner entered a lagoon after dropping the runway on a remote Pacific island and began to drown.
Air Nigni Boeing 737-800 was trying to land at Veno Airport in Micronesia, but after the accident on Friday morning, half of the dump in the lagoon was dipped.
Within a few minutes, the locals broke a floatilla of small boats to throw 35 passengers and 12 crew with water.
The airline said that in the beginning of this year, the aircraft involved in the collision with another aircraft was "reduced by the runway".
Notably, it did not cause any serious injury among the aircraft, who was making a stipulated stop on the path from the capital city of Pohnpei to Port Moresby.
"Air Nuneguni can confirm that all on the board will be able to evacuate the aircraft safely." said by the firm.
"The airline is making great efforts to ensure that the safety and immediate needs of the passengers and crew."
The airline explained in detail that what happened to the accident, which happened at 9.30 am (2330 GMT Thursday).
But it was said that it was reported that "the weather was very bad with heavy rains and visibility decreased at the time of the incident".
Passenger Bill Jens, editor of the pressed press newspaper at Pohnpei, said that he did not even know that the accident had taken place until he infiltrated the water in fuselage.
He said, "It was real," he told Baptist Baptist Radio Cuckoo after a leave of the hospital immediately after a tampering on his forehead.
"I thought that till I saw and saw a hole along the side of the plane and water came, I worked hard. I thought it was not the way it should be."
"They were starting to get out in boats immediately, they were very good and I was really impressed." said in a statement.
Previous accident
A witness told the media that the aircraft had "very little" contact with the airport before killing the water.
Runway, like other people in the North Pacific, is relatively less at 1,831 meters (6,006 feet).
It is surrounded by water on three sides. The lapse lagoon was a famous World War II war site and dozens of Japanese ships and aircraft are on the lagoon floor, now it is a tourist attraction for scuba divers.
This is not the first time that the aircraft has finished the runway in Micronesia.
In 2008, the Asia Pacific Airlines cargo ended with a nose landing gear in the Lagoon at the end of the Boeing 727 Overrun and Pohnpei Airport Runway.
The Accidental Investigation Commission (AIC) of Papua New Guinea said that he was preparing to send the investigators to Veno.
A spokesman told AFP, "We are trying to arrange a team to go there but I can not give you more information because I am not just this."
Air Nigini is the national airline of Papua New Guinea and on its official website only 737-800 are listed among the fleet of 21 planes.
According to the registration details provided by the airline, the aircraft was built in 2005 and was first owned by Air India Express and Mumbai-based Jet Airways.
The AIC website gives details of an incident related to the aircraft in May this year, when Hercules, operated by a freight company, slipped the wings of 737 during the taxi, resulting in "significant loss".
Wellington, New Zealand: The passengers were forced to swim for their lives on Friday when an airliner entered a lagoon after dropping the runway on a remote Pacific island and began to drown.
Air Nigni Boeing 737-800 was trying to land at Veno Airport in Micronesia, but after the accident on Friday morning, half of the dump in the lagoon was dipped.
Within a few minutes, the locals broke a floatilla of small boats to throw 35 passengers and 12 crew with water.
The airline said that in the beginning of this year, the aircraft involved in the collision with another aircraft was "reduced by the runway".
Notably, it did not cause any serious injury among the aircraft, who was making a stipulated stop on the path from the capital city of Pohnpei to Port Moresby.
"Air Nuneguni can confirm that all on the board will be able to evacuate the aircraft safely." said by the firm.
"The airline is making great efforts to ensure that the safety and immediate needs of the passengers and crew."
The airline explained in detail that what happened to the accident, which happened at 9.30 am (2330 GMT Thursday).
But it was said that it was reported that "the weather was very bad with heavy rains and visibility decreased at the time of the incident".
Passenger Bill Jens, editor of the pressed press newspaper at Pohnpei, said that he did not even know that the accident had taken place until he infiltrated the water in fuselage.
He said, "It was real," he told Baptist Baptist Radio Cuckoo after a leave of the hospital immediately after a tampering on his forehead.
"I thought that till I saw and saw a hole along the side of the plane and water came, I worked hard. I thought it was not the way it should be."
"They were starting to get out in boats immediately, they were very good and I was really impressed." said in a statement.
Previous accident
A witness told the media that the aircraft had "very little" contact with the airport before killing the water.
Runway, like other people in the North Pacific, is relatively less at 1,831 meters (6,006 feet).
It is surrounded by water on three sides. The lapse lagoon was a famous World War II war site and dozens of Japanese ships and aircraft are on the lagoon floor, now it is a tourist attraction for scuba divers.
This is not the first time that the aircraft has finished the runway in Micronesia.
In 2008, the Asia Pacific Airlines cargo ended with a nose landing gear in the Lagoon at the end of the Boeing 727 Overrun and Pohnpei Airport Runway.
The Accidental Investigation Commission (AIC) of Papua New Guinea said that he was preparing to send the investigators to Veno.
A spokesman told AFP, "We are trying to arrange a team to go there but I can not give you more information because I am not just this."
Air Nigini is the national airline of Papua New Guinea and on its official website only 737-800 are listed among the fleet of 21 planes.
According to the registration details provided by the airline, the aircraft was built in 2005 and was first owned by Air India Express and Mumbai-based Jet Airways.
The AIC website gives details of an incident related to the aircraft in May this year, when Hercules, operated by a freight company, slipped the wings of 737 during the taxi, resulting in "significant loss".
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