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'None survive' Turkey plane crash | |
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All 56 people on board a passenger plane which crashed in the early hours in south-western Turkey have died, the airline's chief executive has said. | |
Initial reports from rescue helicopter teams found no survivors, said Tuncay Doganer, head of Atlasjet. | |
The plane was carrying 49 passengers and seven crew on board, he said. | |
The plane was on a domestic flight from Istanbul to the town of Isparta when it disappeared from radar screens shortly before it was due to land. | |
A local official said the pilot had already requested permission to land when contact was lost. | |
Turkish state television has been reading out a list of names of those on board and a crisis desk had been set up at Isparta's airport, reports say. | Turkish state television has been reading out a list of names of those on board and a crisis desk had been set up at Isparta's airport, reports say. |
The flight was operated by the privately-owned Atlasjet, a low-fare Turkish airline run by two Turkish tour operators, Etstur and Oger Tours. |