16th January 2009, 08:43 AM
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No chance...not after ditching in salt water.
From www.news.com.au
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574...-23109,00.html
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'All accounted' for on crashed plane
NEWS.com.au
January 16, 2009 09:20am
All 155 people aboard the US Airways plane that went down in New York's Hudson River today survived.
The plane ditched and began to sink after the pilot reported a "double bird strike" less than a minute after takeoff from New York's LaGuardia Airport.
National Air Traffic Controllers Union spokesman Doug Church says the Airbus 320 reported the bird strikes about 30 to 45 seconds after takeoff.
US Airways chairman Doug Parker said that 150 passengers and five crew were all "off the flight and accounted for".
The Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) said all the people on board had survived and been rescued.
A Department of Foreign Affairs spokesperson said: “At this stage we are still seeking to confirm whether or not there any Australians on board.
“Our consulate in New York is trying to ascertain whether there were any Australians.”
With AFP
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