Explosion at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport

[Zorba]

Not much info yet:
Moscow's Domodedovo airport - the busiest in the Russian capital - has been rocked by an explosion.

Interfax news agency reports at least 10 people have died and 20 more are injured.
Early local media reports suggested the blast may have hit the airport's international arrivals hall.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12268662

Airport is closed for arrivals:
A0158/11 - AD CLSD FOR ARR OF INTL FLT. 24 JAN 14:00 2011 UNTIL 24 JAN 20:00 2011 ESTIMATED.
CREATED: 24 JAN 14:31 2011

[regi]

already 31 casualties. Reports talk about almost certain terrrorist attack and even 3 suspects.

terrible, just terrible.
If "they" can't get the airplanes, "they" attack the airports, hitting almost always 100% innoscent peoples completely uninvolved with "their justified cause"

This will lead to further security checks, extra costs, delays, travel time and so on.

[sn26567]

The tally grows by the hour. Now there are 31 peopple dead and 130 injured.

The explosion occurred at the international arrivals. A lot of fumes made the rescue opereations difficult.

Security at Moscow Domodedovo has been criticised. You might remember that in 2004 two kamikaze terrorists managed to pass security with explosives and to board two planes that later exploded, killing 90 people.

[regi]

The tally grows by the hour. Now there are 31 peopple dead and 130 injured.

The explosion occurred at the international arrivals. A lot of fumes made the rescue opereations difficult.

Security at Moscow Domodedovo has been criticised. You might remember that in 2004 two kamikaze terrorists managed to pass security with explosives and to board two planes that later exploded, killing 90 people.

yes, they bribed the security officers.

[Zorba]

Video taken after the explosion.

[andorra-airport]

I read that just before the explosion a Brussels Airlines landed. I hope all people are ok. Just out of curiosity, why does SN fly to DME and not to SVO ?

[regi]

I read that just before the explosion a Brussels Airlines landed. I hope all people are ok. Just out of curiosity, why does SN fly to DME and not to SVO ?

code share with that other russian airline

[sn26567]

The SN flight was able to leave DME after the explosion.

All the Star Alliance airlines fly to DME.

[Homo Aeroportus]

Doesn't look good for Pax arriving with SN.

Brussels Airport has opened the telephone centre for the crisis.

The bomb reportedly exploded at 16:32 LT, 13:32z
SN flight arrived at 16:12. Some may have just gone through immigration and arrived at the carousel at that very wrong moment.

Others likely involved are :
Niki from VIE, arriving at 15:55
Air Berlin from DUS at 15:36
Another Air Berlin, from TXL, arrived at 16:31 hence Pax not even in the arrrival terminal yet.

As often in these tragedies, some go through : the Air Berlin from MUC had an ETA of 15:45 but arrived only 17:50 due to departure delay.
Same for LH from MUC, arrived 17:44 instead of 16:15 due late departure.

RIP to the victims and may the bastard suicide bomber burn for ever in hell.

HA

[sn26567]

Information from Brussels Airlines!

Following the bomb attack in Moscow Domodedovo airport of 24 January, a Passenger Information Centre is available on +32 (0)2/ 753 73 00

Our top priority is to gather information on the status of our passengers who arrived in Moscow with flight SN 2835 BRU-DME this afternoon.

Flight SN2836 DME-BRU is currently on its way back to Brusse...ls with passengers and crew on board in safe condition.

[Bob_Marcotte]

All the Star Alliance airlines fly to DME.

SK flies into SVO only. Don't know if they have plans to move to DME...

Not that it really matters much right now... I Just feel terrible for all the victims of this useless violence.

[liebensd]

All the Star Alliance airlines fly to DME.

SK flies into SVO only. Don't know if they have plans to move to DME...

This is probably because SK is sill code sharing on flight between Stockholm and Moscow.

A very sad event!!

[hello11]

Folowing the VRT News emission, there are already 35 deads.

[Bralo20]

SN flight mentioned in a list by flights that landed arround the time of explosion:

http://rt.com/news/deadly-blast-moscows-domodedovo/

[Bralo20]

The list of flights that landed in Domodedovo between 4.00 and 4.30pm:
4.05 – UN208 from Odessa
4.11 – 7К9822 from Hurgada
4.20 – SN2835 from Brussels
4. 25 – S7 924 from Burgas (Greece) and UN 7444 from London

But still not a single word about the casulties... Except that 1 Britton is likely to have been killed...

[luchtzak]

I am deeply shocked what happened in DME today, I am still gathering the news through websites, youtube and television! My thoughts are with the family and relatives! Can't believe it ...

[Homo Aeroportus]

The list of flights that landed in Domodedovo between 4.00 and 4.30pm:
...
4. 25 – S7 924 from Burgas (Greece) and UN 7444 from London
....

Somebody did not fold his map correctly !
AFAIK, Burgas is in Bulgaria.

HA

[luchtzak]

On www.brusselsairlines.com I saw that todays flight to Moscow DME is operated as scheduled.

[sn26567]

Brussels Airlines has retrieved the trace of all of its 88 passengers. All are safe and well.

The steward is also in an acceptable condition....