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This is the news report from Amsterdam's Schiphol airport, which is prepared by the Press Centre of the Municipality of Haarlemmermeer.
Turkish Airlines aircraft crashes while approaching Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
At 10:31 this morning, while preparing to approach the runway at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, flight TK 1951 from Istanbul made a crash landing along the A9 motorway near the Rottepolderplein in the village of Haarlemmerliede.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft, which was carrying 128 passengers and 7 crew members, broke into three sections upon impact.
Relief services are currently attending the aircraft. No information is available at present about the number of passengers who were injured.
Air traffic to and from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is gradually being resumed.
An information hotline is available for passengers’ family and friends: +31 235676543.
We tried to visit the official website of the Turkish Airlines, however, it's not available at the moment. Probably many people are visiting there to find information about the plane crash in Amsterdam. Here is the URL http://www.thy.com/ for those of you who many want to check it for more information.
Posted February 25th, 2009 by Armen Hareyan
