Sounds like a flight that may have scuba divers on board
Crews search for missing plane in Caribbean - CNN.com
Crews search for missing plane in Caribbean - CNN.com
Atlantis Airlines flight down in Caribbean
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Atlantis Airlines Britton-Norman Islander Plane Vanishes En Route To New York
The Coast Guard is searching for any sign of an Atlantis Airlines Britton-Norman Islander plane that disappeared mid-flight. The plane was on its way to New York, the AP reports. Eleven passengers were on-board as well as one pilot.
Missing Britton-Norman Islander
The Britton-Norman Islander was flying from the Dominican Republic when it vanished from radar. The last communication received was an emergency signal sent just 35 minutes after its takeoff Monday afternoon, officials involved with the rescue efforts indicate.
Atlantis Airlines Search
The Atlantis Airlines plane was scheduled to make a stop in the Bahamas to refuel. Search teams are focusing on an area of the Atlantic Ocean near the West Caicos island.
Thus far, no sign of the Britton-Norman Islander nor any wreckage has been spotted.
I find it hard to believe this size plane can run from the Bahamas to New York:
The Coast Guard is searching for any sign of an Atlantis Airlines Britton-Norman Islander plane that disappeared mid-flight. The plane was on its way to New York, the AP reports. Eleven passengers were on-board as well as one pilot.
Missing Britton-Norman Islander
The Britton-Norman Islander was flying from the Dominican Republic when it vanished from radar. The last communication received was an emergency signal sent just 35 minutes after its takeoff Monday afternoon, officials involved with the rescue efforts indicate.
Atlantis Airlines Search
The Atlantis Airlines plane was scheduled to make a stop in the Bahamas to refuel. Search teams are focusing on an area of the Atlantic Ocean near the West Caicos island.
Thus far, no sign of the Britton-Norman Islander nor any wreckage has been spotted.
I find it hard to believe this size plane can run from the Bahamas to New York:
Tricia
Contributor
Deepstops, I agree. I think maybe the AP got it wrong. Here's what the CNN.com article said:
"Rescue crews scoured the Caribbean Sea on Tuesday for a plane that took off from the Dominican Republic en route to the Turks and Caicos Islands, the Dominican Republic Civil Aviation agency said.
Agency director Jose Tomas Perez said the flight left Santo Domingo at 4:30 p.m. Monday, and the plane later sent out a distress signal to Miami, Florida, that it was experiencing an emergency.
There were 12 people on board, including the pilot.
The Dominican Republic Aviation Department has been looking for the plane, but rescuers haven't found any trace of it. They have sent out two helicopters and two boats searching for the flight in the hopes of a rescue.
The plane belonged to Atlantis Airlines."
It would seem more logical that a plane of this size would be used to go from the DR to Turks.
No matter what, very sad. Let's keep our fingers crossed for these folks.
Trish
"Rescue crews scoured the Caribbean Sea on Tuesday for a plane that took off from the Dominican Republic en route to the Turks and Caicos Islands, the Dominican Republic Civil Aviation agency said.
Agency director Jose Tomas Perez said the flight left Santo Domingo at 4:30 p.m. Monday, and the plane later sent out a distress signal to Miami, Florida, that it was experiencing an emergency.
There were 12 people on board, including the pilot.
The Dominican Republic Aviation Department has been looking for the plane, but rescuers haven't found any trace of it. They have sent out two helicopters and two boats searching for the flight in the hopes of a rescue.
The plane belonged to Atlantis Airlines."
It would seem more logical that a plane of this size would be used to go from the DR to Turks.
No matter what, very sad. Let's keep our fingers crossed for these folks.
Trish
It gets wierder and wierder. Atlantis airline isn't an airline. The plane was owned by an independent party who had it sent down to the DR for a prospective owner to look at. The "pilot" has had his DR pilot's license revoked for other infractions including operating an illegal charter business. He shows up with 11 passengers and takes them for a flight. The pilot who brought the plane down refused to have anything to do with flying the charter so this clown took it up himself.
alpanian
Registered
Interesting story... though, considering the fact that we now know it was not even a charter flight, isn't the likelyhood of vacationing scuba divers being on board seriously diminished?
ba_hiker
Contributor
No one said it was a non-stop flight...
Roguewarrior2
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