The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is still refusing to confirm how many British travellers were killed in Sunday’s Phuket air crash.
While Thai police have said 36 foreigners were killed in the crash at Phuket International Airport, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office is yet to publicly comment on newspaper reports claiming as many as five of the total 89 dead are British. One of the deceased is thought to be from Northern Ireland.
A further three UK travellers remain in hospital, one in intensive care, following the crash which happened when low-cost One-Two-Go Airlines aircraft swerved off the runway on landing, split into two and burst into flames.
Two British tourists, Peter Hill from Manchester and Ashley Harrow from Moira, County Down, who were on board have been praised by Thai authorities for their bravery in helping passengers flee the burning wreck.
The cause of the crash is still being investigated but both black box flight recorders have been retrieved.
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