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Showing posts with label Russian plane missing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Russian plane missing. Show all posts

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Missing Plane Still Taking on Passengers

In this Tuesday, May 8, 2012 photo, a Russian-made Sukhoi Superjet-100 is parked on the tarmac at Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia. The plane carrying 46 people lost contact with air controllers while flying over mountains during a demonstration flight Wednesday in western Indonesia, officials said. (AP Photo)
Russian Passenger Plane
unaware of what a bad day its about to have.
May 10th, 2012 - Written by Jack Locke

A new Russian-made passenger plane went missing over mountains in western Indonesia while on a demonstration flight for potential buyers. What is more mysterious than the sudden disappearance of this plane is that the passenger count on board continues to rise. 

The Irish Times in their initial report stated that there were 44 passengers on the plane when it vanished. The Herald Sun reported this: