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Turkish plane crash, survivors do have travel insurance?

Turkish airplane crashed near Amsterdam and nine confirmed dead and more than 50 others wounded. Including both pilots, when the jet came down in a muddy field in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

The Boeing 737-800 of Turkish Airlines plane carrying 134 passengers on Flight TK 1951, suddenly lost speed and fell out of the sky two miles short of the runway at Schiphol Airport and had reportedly smashed into three pieces.

“Survivors of the Turkish Airways plane crash say it happened so quickly they thought the pilot was joking that the plane is crashing.” according topublished reports on the internet few hours after the bad incident.

The cause of the accident remains unclear, said the local police. Police report indicates that most of the passengers were of Turkish and Dutch nationalities, but according to ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau one Filipina was among those who survived. The Filipina, Susan Yango, was reportedly among the 50 passengers who were left injured. Susan was a cancer survivor few years ago, and she was thankful for a third chance of life.

The plane’s black box has been recovered and investigators are expected to have comments regarding the incident in the next few weeks.

Are the passengers of this Turkish Airlines purchased or had any travel insurance? Travel insurance can help them much in times of unpredicted events like this. Travel insurance can be used on medical emergency expenses, loss or damage to your personal possessions and baggage.