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Yemeni Jet Crashes Into Indian Ocean, Toddler Rescued

2009_06_airbu310.jpg Early Tuesday morning, a Yemeni jet carrying 153 people (142 passengers, 11 crew members) crashed into the Indian Ocean (here's a map and timeline). Rescuers found a toddler; CNN reports, "The child is the only known survivor from the downed Yemenia Airways flight, which was carrying 153 people en route to the island nation of Comoros from Yemen's capital, Sanaa. The child was found in the waters and taken to a hospital." According to the NY Times, "The flight, IY 626, originated in Paris and stopped in Marseille before continuing to Yemen, where the passengers and crew changed planes." Yemeni authorities say the plane, which was an Airbus 310 (the fatal Air France flight was an Airbus 330), was headed to the Comoros airport in heavy winds. And BBC News says that EU has been concerned about Yemenia's safety and suggests that the a worldwide blacklist of unsafe airlines be created.

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  • atykk

    Both NYTimes and BBC reports that it was a 14-year-old girl who survived.. Although CNN also reports it was a 5-year-old boy. So who is right?

  • atmanone

    son of Jor-El?

  • pudeljung

    sorry, but...

    whatdoesthishavetodowithNewYork//

  • ANGRYGOD11

    I feel a much better when Yemenis aren't crashing planes into New York City.

  • winstonsmith

    nothing. gothamist needs your clicks!

  • winstonsmith

    nothing. gothamist needs your clicks!

  • Brooklyn

    Surely there's a few Comorans in NYC.

  • firewire

    clearly that child is the antichrist.

  • Rocknrope

    Maybe he's just....



    Unbreakable.

  • Manitoba

    Sadly, that's also the first thing I thought of.



    Unbreakable is either Shyalaman's best or worst movie, but given how bad they all are in general, I'm not sure it matters.

  • ruhspu

    get your facts straight... the Air France flight that recently crashed was an A330 not an A320...

  • Splicer

    A blacklist of unsafe airlines would be welcome even if an unofficial one via 4Chan.

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