Seaplane crash lands at Ibrahim Nasir International Airport
09 Feb 2012, 1:00 PM
Sarah Harvey
A seaplane crash landed on the water runway at Ibrahim Nasir International Airport with nine passengers aboard in poor weather conditions just after midday.
The Maldivian Air Taxi (MAT) aircraft was attempting to land in heavy rain on the eastern side of the seaplane lagoon on Hulhule Island at 12.08pm when it crashed into the water.
On board were a total of nine passengers and three crew who were traveling on a 25-minute flight from Lily Beach resort. One of the passengers was Maldivian, two were British and four were Vietnamese.
MAT officials were unable to confirm the nationalities of the rest of the passengers.
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