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BANGKOK : Two black boxes from a Thai passenger jet that crashed on the resort island of Phuket killing 89 people have been found at the crash site, the airline president said Monday.
"I can confirm that the two black boxes were found a few hours after the crash," said Udom Tantiprasongchai, president of budget carrier One-Two-Go, which operated the doomed plane.
"The two black boxes are in the hands of the investigators," he told AFP, referring to the Department of Aviation.
The MD-83 jet carrying 123 passengers and seven crew crashed on landing in driving rain here Sunday, breaking in two and slamming in flames into a wooded embankment.
Authorities said 89 people were killed, including 55 foreigners, while the other 41 survived and were being treated.
Citizens from Australia and France are believed to be among the dead, officials and media in those countries have reported.
One-Two-Go's MD-82 passenger jet, carrying 123 mostly foreign passengers and seven crew, skidded off the runway and burst into flames Sunday afternoon after attempting to land in driving rain and heavy winds.
Aviation officials have blamed the accident on poor visibility and bad weather. - AFP/ch
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