There are something like 50,000 planes take off every day worldwide, and if you compare that to the number if crashes there are, I reckon it's a fairly safe way to travel :)

Relax and try to enjoy it

2 or 1 People have Died

So far

Ref : SkyNewsHD

I just heard there are no fatalities :conf:

[At least two dead in San Francisco airport jet crash:
Terror after 'tail snapped off Boeing 777 on landing' and it burst into flames]
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...o-airport.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013...-san-francisco

['One dead and 20 to 30 injured' in San Francisco plane crash
South Korean deputy consul general says one dead
in Asiana Airlines crash; hospital treating 10 critically injured]





http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/...61_964x625.jpg


http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/...24_964x653.jpg

Oh dear that's awful. :(

Wow! well done to the pilot... It could have been a lot worse :(

Yeah exactly! ..and the cabin crew... I'm assuming the emergency evacuation happened very quickly before the fire really took hold.

I don't get how Asiana airways is the right way up while the plane is upside down

It's not upside down :conf:

I'm just watching a news article about it now :(

Sounds like the staff did an amazing job keeping the majority of the passengers safe.

I'm surprised at that photo of the passengers leaving the plane.. They seem to have brought luggage etc with them? If I was in an emergency situation like that I'd be first down the chute without giving my bag a second thought!

60 people unaccounted for, bit worrying..

Yeah, just **** yourself if he makes the announcements in person. :laugh:

I don't trust machines to fly solo.

There were 307 on board, including 16 crew. Officials said 123 escaped without injury and 181 were hospitalized or treated for injuries. Among the injured, 49 are in serious condition and five at San Francisco General Hospital remain critical. Among the 47 others at San Francisco General, several were treated for minor injuries, including fractures and abrasions, and were released Saturday night.

"It was all over in 10 seconds," says Vedpa Singh, who suffered a fractured collarbone. "We heard a big bang, and it was over."


http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel...cisco/2495099/

You'd better hope Dave doesn't take the same approach.

"San Francisco's coroner is currently trying to establish whether one of the two fatalities died of injuries after being run over by an emergency vehicle rushing to the scene of the crash."

oh dear.

Yes and the other Death was a girl in the back seat
at the point the end broke off.



They are saying the Pilot
was still learning?

Ref: CNN America , FoxNewsHD and NBC

The Pilot had 43 hours before this , of learning


Ref : SkyNewsHD Live

If they were all flights from South Korea to San Francisco thats about 4 flights! its not much experience is it.

There is an audio of the air traffic control radio coms on liveleak i cant make much of it but to me it sounds like everyone thought they were at 3100ft but i dont know its all very confusing.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=c26_1373225420

The Pilots must have turned the Auto Land Glide Off
in error

Thats part of what went wrong

Thats terrible........... leaving the Pilots to actually land the plane...shocking !!

:joker: Ho Lee Fuk, that cant be serious

i know i shouldnt laugh but wow

That can't be real...