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A news item involving Daallo Airlines Flight 159 was featured on Wikipedia's
Main Page in the In the news section on 4 February 2016.
Airport (1970 film)
This is very similar to the scenario and damage apparent in the Burt Lancaster, Dean Martin movie, Airport.
Seems it was
this 1970 one, but I really don't see the similarity. Even if it was identical, we'd be waiting for
WP:RS to make any connection.
Martinevans123 (
talk) 23:26, 4 February 2016 (UTC) p.s. did someone say
insurance? reply
German Article
The article states that there is a corresponding page on the German Wikipedia. I can't seem to find this.
LoudLizard (
talk) 21:26, 2 February 2016 (UTC)reply
The link is in the left navigation frame under "Languages"
MilborneOne (
talk) 19:47, 3 February 2016 (UTC)reply
ASN lists the flight number as "D3 159"; D3 is the IATA code for the airline, so it should be "Flight 159", not "Flight 3159".
Meltdown627 (
talk) 19:31, 3 February 2016 (UTC)reply
Agree, article moved and tweaked.
MilborneOne (
talk) 19:47, 3 February 2016 (UTC)reply
OK, thanks for the input. Didn't realise that.
LoudLizard (
talk) 19:55, 3 February 2016 (UTC)reply
The "See also" section
IMHO, this needs to be restricted to those incidents where a bomb was involved and the aircraft made a successful landing. Incidents due to maintenance failures are outside the scope of this article.
Mjroots (
talk) 19:37, 4 February 2016 (UTC)reply
Now that this story is on the Main Page, strongly suggest an update to include this detail. Such an exploitation of a security loophole seems to have been unique.
Martinevans123 (
talk) 23:22, 4 February 2016 (UTC)reply
Pilot
Am I correct in thinking that Vlakto is as shortened form of Vladimir? Also, do you think that the pilot's age and ethnicity is pertinent information in the lead?
Orange Suede Sofa suggests this is not important information.
LoudLizard (
talk) 19:02, 8 February 2016 (UTC)reply
It Vlatko not Vlakto, but yes it seems to be a "Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian diminutive of
Vladimir." But he's referred to as "Vlatko" in all the
WP:RS sources I have seen, so maybe that is his preference. Just like William Henry prefers
Bill, etc.
Martinevans123 (
talk) 19:12, 8 February 2016 (UTC)reply
- ah, thanks. So the planes were roughly the same size and configuration. I had been considering the possibility that the original target was smaller, hence more likely to have been brought down by the explosion.
The fact that the explosion happened at 10,000 feet rather than cruising altitude, plus lots of luck... made the big difference.
wiki-ny-2007 (
talk) 17:41, 9 February 2016 (UTC)reply
Map
I think a map would be appropriate for this article, but am not sure how to create one. Could someone make one that shows the location of
Aden Adde International Airport,
Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport and the location that the burnt body was found (Balad). Something similar to
this map (which can't be used due to copyright restrictions.
LoudLizard (
talk) 18:17, 13 February 2016 (UTC).reply
Never mind, I've managed to make one and will add it to the article shortly.
LoudLizard (
talk) 18:57, 13 February 2016 (UTC)reply
I've now added the map. Would appreciate someone checking I haven't done anything wrong.
LoudLizard (
talk) 19:26, 13 February 2016 (UTC)reply
Well done. Looks fine to me. That tiny, almost unreadable, km scale bar is not your fault! I guess country names might be a nice addition? Possibly intended flight path? No strong views.
Martinevans123 (
talk) 19:17, 13 February 2016 (UTC)reply
Possible letter from Somali Embassy
Somalian local media has speculated that
a letter (dated March 2015) from the Somali Embassy in Ankara requested that the Turkish Embassy in Mogadishu issue a diplomatic visa for Abdullahi Abdisalam Borleh, the passenger who died in the bombing. There are not many sources for this information, and the sources I could find don't seem very reliable, so I don't want to add it to the article yet. There are two websites I could find that mention it:
Webpage 1,
Webpage 2, both in Somali. I originally heard about this from
this tweet, but obviously that's not a good source of information either!
LoudLizard (
talk) 19:57, 13 February 2016 (UTC)reply
This article also mentions the letter writing that "In itself that is no great surprise. Somalis have a hard time getting visas and often pay bribes to leave the country, so the referral letter does not necessarily imply bomber had connections inside the Somali government."
LoudLizard (
talk) 21:03, 13 February 2016 (UTC)reply
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