Place: Phuket airport

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Aircraft regarded as second safest plane in the skies

THE MD-82 plane that crashed in Madrid is part of the MD 80 series commonly seen in Irish airports. The aircraft series is regarded by industry watchers as having a good safety record.

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Airport’s wind warning system was not working

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Crash victim’s family arrive in Thailand

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Wind shear may have caused plane crash: Airline official

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Passenger plane crashes in Thailand

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Soldiers in search for bodies of 700 foreigners

Stench of death hangs over luxury resorts

Soldiers used bulldozers today to push into a strip of Thai luxury resorts destroyed by tidal waves, and picked the bodies of European tourists from ruined gardens and hotel rooms.

Tue, 28 Dec, 2004

Tourists back on the beach while others lie dead in the open

Volunteers dragged scores of bodies from Thai beaches, inland pools and once-luxury hotels today with the prime minister saying the death toll from earthquake-powered tidal waves could pass 2,000.

Tue, 28 Dec, 2004