A Lion Air plane carrying more than 100 passengers overshot a runway on the
Indonesian resort island of Bali on Saturday and crashed into the sea, police
said. Bali Police Chief Arif Wahyunadi told local TV One that all of the
passengers and crew were evacuated from the plane and taken into the airport
terminal for treatment. Hospital officials and paramedics said at least seven
passengers were taken to Sanglah hospital with head wounds and broken bones.
Many passengers arrived with wet clothes and bruises.
A photo on TV One showed the plane with a large crack in its body sitting on top of the water.
Lion Air is a low-cost carrier that holds about a 45 percent market share in Indonesia, a sprawling archipelago that's seeing a boom in both economic growth and air travel.
Lion inked a $24 billion deal last month to buy 234 Airbus planes, the
biggest order ever for the French aircraft maker. It also gave Boeing its
largest-ever order when it finalized a deal for 230 planes last year. The
planes will be delivered from 2014 through 2026
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