A TransAsia Airways flight from Kaohsiung to Penghu made an forced landing in Taiwan, according to TVBS, leaving 51 dead and 7 injured. The crash occurred on Makung, one of Taiwan’s offshore islands.
- *TRANSASIA AIR FLIGHT GE 222 CRASHED NEAR MAKUNG, TWN: OFFICIAL
- *51 DEAD, 7 INJURED IN TRANSASIA CRASH IN TAIWAN: TVBS
- *TRANSASIA AIR CRASHED AROUND 19:20, INVESTIGATOR SAYS
The emergency landing occurred on Madong, one of Taiwan’s offshore islands…
No details are available on the cause of the emergency landing yet.
BREAKING Reports say pilot of #TransAsia #GE222 was requesting a go-around from Magong Airport in heavy winds before the crash #Taiwan
— AirLiveNet (@airlivenet) July 23, 2014
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On the positive side, at least it wasn’t Malaysian Airlines but it does make us wonder as a Taiwanese flight crashes over South China sea… how long until Taiwan accuses China of shooting it down?
via Zero Hedge http://ift.tt/1A5Nh0B Tyler Durden