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All 47 passengers and crew aboard an Air Niugini Boeing 737-800 flight were rescued safely after the aircraft crash-landed on Friday morning in a Pacific lagoon. The plane hit the water short of the runway while trying to land at Chuuk Island in the Federated States of Micronesia.
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People are evacuated from the Boeing 737-800 aeroplane which crash-landed in the waters in Weno, Chuuk in Micronesia on Friday. (Reuters)
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What caused the crash and the exact sequence of events remains unclear.
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The Boeing 737-800 aircraft hit the lagoon surrounding the small island about 9:30 AM local time. (Twitter)
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The passengers and crew were taken to hospital but no serious injuries were reported. (AP)
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Video published online by Radio New Zealand and pictures posted on Twitter show the half-submerged aircraft surrounded by small speedboats. (Reuters)
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Air Niugini says the airline is "making all efforts" to look after the passengers and crew. (Reuters)
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Air Niugini is the national airline of Papua New Guinea and has been in operation since 1973. (Reuters)
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