The 11-year-old plane broke into three pieces, forcing passengers to squeeze out through cracks and climb out onto its damageded wings. Another survivor, Alper Kulu, told the DHA news agency the flight was “abnormal from the start to the finish.”“It was a very turbulent flight. The plane touched down with difficulty. Pegasus Airlines CEO Mehmet T. Nane told a press conference in Istanbul that the black boxes were retrieved and were being deciphered. Another Pegasus Airlines plane skidded off the runway at the same Istanbul airport on Jan. 7, causing the temporary closure of the airport.

Source: Washington Post February 06, 2020 01:08 UTC