A Thai Airways flight from Guangzhou, China skidded, then tumbled off the runway while attempting to land at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport after a landing gear malfunctioned.
Thirteen people sustained injuries while exiting the aircraft.
288 passengers were on board the Airbus 330-300, in addition to 14 crew members.
Rescue teams and clean up crews blocked out the Thai Airways logo displayed on the front of the plane in efforts to preserve the already sullied name of the carrier company-this is the second accident that Thailand's national airline has suffered in the past two weeks, the Telegraph reported.
Thai Airways official Smud Poom-On reported that workers "blurred the logo" as part of a recommendation from Star Alliance. This "crisis communication rule," is used to safeguard the image of both the airline and its employees.
"After touchdown at Suvarnabhumi Airport, the landing gear malfunctioned and caused the aircraft to skid off the runway," Thai Airways President Sorajak Kasemsuvan stated in a release following the crash. "Sparks were noticed from the vicinity of the right landing gear near the engine; the matter is under investigation."
According to Airbus spokesperson Justin Dubon, who spoke with the Telegraph, the cause of the accident can't yet be determined. Experts have been sent to Bangkok to conduct an investigation into the event.
The crash happened less than 14 days after a Thai Airways Airbus A380 was thrown into harsh turbulence on its way to Hong Kong's airport. 20 passengers were injured.
