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Yogyakarta (JP)- National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia has temporarily diverted its flights intended for Adisucipto Airport in Yogyakarta to Adisumarmo Airport in Surakarta, Central Java, after one of its planes overshot an Adisucipto runway lane on Wednesday night.

       “All of Garuda Indonesia flights heading toward Yogyakarta, for a total of 34 flights, now will [be diverted] to Surakarta,” Garuda Indonesia VP of corporate communications Benny S. Butarbutar said in an official statement on Thursday. The flights include 10 coming from and going to Jakarta, three to and from Denpasar, Bali, two to and from Makassar, South Sulawesi, and one flight from Surabaya, East Java.

       The airline would provide a bus at Adisumarmo Airport to transport passengers to YogyakartA. Garuda Indonesia is still evacuating the Boeing 737-800 NG, which slipped on the runway and overshot a lane on Wednesday night. It carried 123 passengers, none of whom were harmed. Garuda aims to finish evacuating the aircraft on Thursday afternoon. (bbn) Taken from : thejakartapost.com

1. What is the text about?

• A. Redirect flights of Garuda Indonesia from Yogyakarta to Surakarta because of runway accident

• B. Slipped plane accident in adisucipto runway lane

• C. Evacuation of Garuda Indonesia after its accident

• D. Confirmation of Garuda Indonesia VP of corporate communication about overshot accident

• E. The delay of Garuda Indonesia after one of its planes overshot an Adisucipto runway lane

Yogyakarta (JP)- National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia has temporarily diverted its flights intended for Adisucipto Airport in Yogyakarta to Adisumarmo Airport in Surakarta, Central Java, after one of its planes overshot an Adisucipto runway lane on Wednesday night. 

       “All of Garuda Indonesia flights heading toward Yogyakarta, for a total of 34 flights, now will [be diverted] to Surakarta,” Garuda Indonesia VP of corporate communications Benny S. Butarbutar said in an official statement on Thursday. The flights include 10 coming from and going to Jakarta, three to and from Denpasar, Bali, two to and from Makassar, South Sulawesi, and one flight from Surabaya, East Java.

       The airline would provide a bus at Adisumarmo Airport to transport passengers to YogyakartA. Garuda Indonesia is still evacuating the Boeing 737-800 NG, which slipped on the runway and overshot a lane on Wednesday night. It carried 123 passengers, none of whom were harmed. Garuda aims to finish evacuating the aircraft on Thursday afternoon. (bbn) Taken from : thejakartapost.com

2. It can be concluded from the text that ….

• A. Adisucipto Airport will be closed after the incident

•  B. Because of the incident, Garuda Indonesia redirected Yogyakarta flights to Surakarta permanently

•  C. Garuda Indonesia supplied bus to support passengers from Surakarta to yogyakarta

• D. Garuda Indonesia had been finished evacuating its plane when this news was reported

•    E. There are a lot of passengers were harmed due to that accident

   Yogyakarta (JP)- National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia has temporarily diverted its flights intended for Adisucipto Airport in Yogyakarta to Adisumarmo Airport in Surakarta, Central Java, after one of its planes overshot an Adisucipto runway lane on Wednesday night. 

       “All of Garuda Indonesia flights heading toward Yogyakarta, for a total of 34 flights, now will [be diverted] to Surakarta,” Garuda Indonesia VP of corporate communications Benny S. Butarbutar said in an official statement on Thursday. The flights include 10 coming from and going to Jakarta, three to and from Denpasar, Bali, two to and from Makassar, South Sulawesi, and one flight from Surabaya, East Java.

       The airline would provide a bus at Adisumarmo Airport to transport passengers to YogyakartA. Garuda Indonesia is still evacuating the Boeing 737-800 NG, which slipped on the runway and overshot a lane on Wednesday night. It carried 123 passengers, none of whom were harmed. Garuda aims to finish evacuating the aircraft on Thursday afternoon. (bbn) Taken from : thejakartapost.com

3. The reason why Garuda Indonesia diverted Yogyakarta flights to Surakarta is because of ….

•  A. Maintenance one of Garuda Indonesia’s aircraft

• B. The accident of its plane which slipped on the runway lane

• C. Many flights in Adisucipto Airport

•  D. The statement of Garuda Indonesia VP of corporate communications

•   E. The evacuation of Garuda Indonesia’s aircrafts

Thailand: Forty-two passengers were injured and two were missing after two boats carrying Thai and foreign tourists collided in the popular island beach party, police said Sunday. The speedboats were ferrying tourists to the Pha-Ngan island for a “Fullmoon” party, a monthly event that attracts thousands of young, mostly western tourists. Provincial police officer, Adipong Tapee said of the 42 travelers injured, 39 were hospitalized including four Britons, four Australians and four Singaporeans. Also among them were Irish, Norwegian, Malaysian and Thai tourists, he said. The boats collided and overturned before midnight Saturday, throwing the passengers into the rough sea water just off the island, the website of The Nation newspaper said. –AP

4. We know from the text that…

• A. The boat carried forty two passengers

• B. The accident happened not far from Pha-Ngan

• C. The two missing passengers were westerners

• D. The passengers were mostly foreign tourists

• E. The boats collided on the way back to Pha-Ngan island

Thailand: Forty-two passengers were injured and two were missing after two boats carrying Thai and foreign tourists collided in the popular island beach party, police said Sunday. The speedboats were ferrying tourists to the Pha-Ngan island for a “Fullmoon” party, a monthly event that attracts thousands of young, mostly western tourists. Provincial police officer, Adipong Tapee said of the 42 travelers injured, 39 were hospitalized including four Britons, four Australians and four Singaporeans. Also among them were Irish, Norwegian, Malaysian and Thai tourists, he said. The boats collided and overturned before midnight Saturday, throwing the passengers into the rough sea water just off the island, the website of The Nation newspaper said. –AP

5. What had possibly caused the accident?

• A. A careless captain

• B. Too many passengers on board

• C. There were too many boats

• D. A rough weather

• E. The boats were speeding