Plane crash kills 153 people in Lagos, Nigeria

later12 · 03-06-2012 07:31PM #1

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ixRG6zk4kjdkVsJgEeojYM1NTTVg?docId=CNG.fb66c40b353511ec1547eeb87d480453.b11

LAGOS — At least 153 people are feared dead after their plane plunged into a residential area in Nigeria's economic capital Lagos on Sunday, officials and residents said.
Thick smoke rose from the area near the Lagos airport and flames could be seen coming from the building. Residents said the plane had been coming in low, making a loud noise, when it slammed into the residential area.
Some residents said it appeared that the plane nose-dived into the neighbourhood.
Wreckage including a detached wing could be seen in the neighbourhood as the inferno burned. The cause of the crash was not immediately clear.
Hundreds of residents swarmed the area to see what had happened.
"It was a Dana (airline) flight out of (the capital) Abuja to Lagos with about 153 people on board," Nigeria's head of civil aviation Harold Demuren told AFP.
Asked if anyone likely survived the crash he said, "I don't believe there are any survivors."

Sorry about the thread title, this is actually a very sad story. Wonder was it an accident or a terrorist attack or what?

skinny90 · 03-06-2012 07:34PM

later12 wrote: »

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ixRG6zk4kjdkVsJgEeojYM1NTTVg?docId=CNG.fb66c40b353511ec1547eeb87d480453.b11

LAGOS — At least 153 people are feared dead after their plane plunged into a residential area in Nigeria's economic capital Lagos on Sunday, officials and residents said.
Thick smoke rose from the area near the Lagos airport and flames could be seen coming from the building. Residents said the plane had been coming in low, making a loud noise, when it slammed into the residential area.
Some residents said it appeared that the plane nose-dived into the neighbourhood.
Wreckage including a detached wing could be seen in the neighbourhood as the inferno burned. The cause of the crash was not immediately clear.
Hundreds of residents swarmed the area to see what had happened.
"It was a Dana (airline) flight out of (the capital) Abuja to Lagos with about 153 people on board," Nigeria's head of civil aviation Harold Demuren told AFP.
Asked if anyone likely survived the crash he said, "I don't believe there are any survivors."

Sorry about the thread title, this is actually a very sad story. Wonder was it an accident or a terrorist attack or what?

Also a plain crashed into a bus whilst skidding off the run way in chad,I don't have a link but I'm sure you'll see it on the news

TeddyTedson · 03-06-2012 07:40PM

I knew this was coming!
I think it's time to ban and gradually fade planes out now, we are not supposed to be flying. Birds fly - humans drive!

03-06-2012 07:41PM

rip

TeddyTedson · 03-06-2012 07:41PM

RIP to everyone who died too I guess.

Vicar in a tutu · 03-06-2012 07:42PM

later12 wrote: »

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ixRG6zk4kjdkVsJgEeojYM1NTTVg?docId=CNG.fb66c40b353511ec1547eeb87d480453.b11

Sorry about the thread title, this is actually a very sad story. Wonder was it an accident or a terrorist attack or what?

Really sad, one of my worst fears.. Condolences to the families affected:(

Hope O_o · 03-06-2012 07:45PM

Terrible tragedy

rip and condolences...

Kylo Ren · 03-06-2012 07:46PM

TeddyTedson wrote: »

I knew this was coming!
I think it's time to ban and gradually fade planes out now, we are not supposed to be flying. Birds fly - humans drive!

Humans aren't meant to drive either really. And far more die in car crashes.

03-06-2012 07:47PM

Sad, wonder what caused it?
I know that some airlines have been cutting back on costs and this could be because of a cost cut too far!

TeddyTedson · 03-06-2012 07:49PM

Michael O Leary I hope you're happy now:mad:

03-06-2012 07:50PM

A quick look at wiki and this crash has halved the fleet!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dana_Air

krudler · 03-06-2012 07:50PM

TeddyTedson wrote: »

Michael O Leary I hope you're happy now:mad:

dafuq does he have to do with this?

03-06-2012 07:51PM

TeddyTedson wrote: »

Michael O Leary I hope you're happy now:mad:

One thing you can NEVER accuse Ryanair of is cutting back on safety, they have one of the best safety records in the world!

Mint Sauce · 03-06-2012 07:51PM

Was there also reports of a cargo plane down somewhere in Africa, or did I totally mishear the RTE news this evening.

Vicar in a tutu · 03-06-2012 07:52PM

irish-stew wrote: »

Was there also reports of a cargo plane down somewhere in Africa, or did I totally mishear the RTE news this evening.

http://www.breakingnews.ie/world/10-die-in-ghana-plane-crash-554000.html

Vicar in a tutu · 03-06-2012 07:53PM

Hate Airplanes. HATE them!

getuponthis · 03-06-2012 07:53PM

TeddyTedson wrote: »

Michael O Leary I hope you're happy now:mad:

Some of the rubbish you come out with beggars belief! We're not meant to fly? And it's Michael o learys fault somehow for a plane crash in nigeria? Cop on

TeddyTedson · 03-06-2012 07:54PM

krudler wrote: »

dafuq does he have to do with this?

He's pricing them out of the market.
We're the ones who suffer, I'd rather pay a bit extra and not die I think...

Ryan Air are very safe in fairness to them yes, but if they ever do have a crash that's a lot of shares being sold.

Kylo Ren · 03-06-2012 07:55PM

Vicar in a tutu wrote: »

Hate Airplanes. HATE them!

Was talking to a 747 the other day and he said the feeling is mutual.

tayto lover · 03-06-2012 07:56PM

R.I.P.

That's why I don't fly.

Vicar in a tutu · 03-06-2012 07:56PM

Keno 92 wrote: »

Was talking to a 747 the other day and he said the feeling is mutual.

Wait till I get my hands on him :mad:

Pilotdude5 · 03-06-2012 07:56PM

Accidents inevitably happen in this game....R.I.P. to the crew and Pax

Sunnyisland · 03-06-2012 07:58PM

http://www.google.ie/url?url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18316130&rct=j&sa=X&ei=UbPLT4v1DYmKhQeQ2_zTDw&ved=0CHEQgBAoADAA&q=bbc+news&usg=AFQjCNGksNfepzBU-PGM0-650H3Vkn4ILg

Nigeria, like many African countries, has a poor air safety record, though some efforts have been made to improve it since a spate of airline disasters in 2005.

Dana Air's website says it operates Boeing MD-83 planes to cities around Nigeria out of Murtala Muhammed Airport.

RIP.

Defiler Of The Coffin · 03-06-2012 07:58PM

Airline safety in Africa as a whole is shocking. A lot of the African airlines are banned from flying into the EU.

This wouldn't put me off flying though. Still exponentially safer than driving.

TeddyTedson · 03-06-2012 07:59PM

getuponthis wrote: »

Some of the rubbish you come out with beggars belief! We're not meant to fly? And it's Michael o learys fault somehow for a plane crash in nigeria? Cop on

I'm not saying it was his fault obviously, but the way he's pricing other airlines out of the market is indirectly having a negative affect for safety, arguably I guess but I think I'm genuinely right about this.

PS- Don't tell people to cop on or what to do, ever! It's the height of rudeness.
You can agree or disagree with me.

Vicar in a tutu · 03-06-2012 08:00PM

Defiler Of The Coffin wrote: »

Airline safety in Africa as a whole is shocking. A lot of the African airlines are banned from flying into the EU.

This wouldn't put me off flying though. Still exponentially safer than driving.

It may be safer than driving, but at least with driving you have a good chance of escaping with your life.

Defiler Of The Coffin · 03-06-2012 08:03PM

TeddyTedson wrote: »

I'm not saying it was his fault obviously, but the way he's pricing other airlines out of the market is indirectly having a negative affect for safety, arguably I guess but I think I'm genuinely right about this.

Michael O'Leary has nothing to do with this! A low-fares airline that routinely crashed would be soon out of business.

Biggins · 03-06-2012 08:04PM

A sad event - but maybe just as even sad is that such events will be pushed deeper into a newspaper so that reality stars and the Lohans of this world, can wear bugger all in effort to cleverly advertise their latest product across front pages.

I'd rather read more of the former than the latter in news but the masses must be kept fed with fodder!

As ever, my sympathy goes to those that have been taken away from their loved ones forever. RIP.

cml387 · 03-06-2012 08:05PM

TeddyTedson wrote: »

I'm not saying it was his fault obviously, but the way he's pricing other airlines out of the market is indirectly having a negative affect for safety, arguably I guess but I think I'm genuinely right about this.

PS- Don't tell people to cop on or what to do, ever! It's the height of rudeness.
You can agree or disagree with me.

Surely if an airline feels it is being "priced out of the market" and cuts back on safety, which you seem to imply, is that not the fault of the airline, not M O'L?

Defiler Of The Coffin · 03-06-2012 08:07PM

Vicar in a tutu wrote: »

It may be safer than driving, but at least with driving you have a good chance of escaping with your life.

Like in the event of a crash?

That's not very reassuring at all!

Vicar in a tutu · 03-06-2012 08:09PM

Defiler Of The Coffin wrote: »

Like in the event of a crash?

That's not very reassuring at all!

It wasnt meant to be;)

Plane crash kills 153 people in Lagos, Nigeria

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