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| Crashed Asiana Air B777 |
A Boeing 777 operated by Asiana Airlines has reported crashed while landing Saturday at San Francisco International Airport. It was not immediately known whether there were any injuries.
The flight 214 departed from Seoul's Incheon Airport on an approximately 10hrs 23mins flight time.Passengers could be seen jumping down the inflatable emergency slides. Fire trucks could be seen spraying white fire retardant on the wreckage.
A Boeing 777 can carry between 246 to 300 passengers. The twin-engine aircraft is one of Boeing's best selling airplane models. It is often used for flights of 12 hours or more, from one continent to another.
Asiana Airlines is one of South Korea's two major airlines, the other being Korean Air. It operates many of its flights out of Incheon International Airport, which is the largest airport in South Korea and considered among one of the busiest in the world.
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