Judge awards Guyana plane crash survivor US$272,000
A federal judge ordered an airline to pay about US$272,000 in damages to a Connecticut woman injured in a plane crash in South America in 2011. Judge Michael Shea ruled Tuesday that Caribbean Airlines was responsible for the injuries of Indrawatie Shiwbodh. Lawsuits by other passengers were settled, and Shiwbodh's case was the only to go to trial. Shiwbodh was among 157 passengers and 6 crew members on a Boeing 737-800 that overshot the runway and broke in half at Cheddi Jagan International in Guyana. No one died, but dozens of people were injured. The flight originated from JFK in New York. Investigators concluded that coordination between the captain and co-pilot broke down as the plane landed and that the pilots failed to reduce excess power during landing. <br/>
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Judge awards Guyana plane crash survivor US$272,000
A federal judge ordered an airline to pay about US$272,000 in damages to a Connecticut woman injured in a plane crash in South America in 2011. Judge Michael Shea ruled Tuesday that Caribbean Airlines was responsible for the injuries of Indrawatie Shiwbodh. Lawsuits by other passengers were settled, and Shiwbodh's case was the only to go to trial. Shiwbodh was among 157 passengers and 6 crew members on a Boeing 737-800 that overshot the runway and broke in half at Cheddi Jagan International in Guyana. No one died, but dozens of people were injured. The flight originated from JFK in New York. Investigators concluded that coordination between the captain and co-pilot broke down as the plane landed and that the pilots failed to reduce excess power during landing. <br/>
