Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p China Airlines Flight 611 (callsign Dynasty 611) was a regularly scheduled passenger flight from Chiang Kai-shek International Airport (now Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport) in Taoyuan, Taiwan to Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong. On 25 May 2002, the Boeing 747-209B operating the route disintegrated in mid-air and crashed into the Taiwan Strait 20 minutes after takeoff, killing all 225 people on board. The in-flight break-up was caused by improper repairs to the aircraft 22 years earlier. As of 2014, it remains the most recent accident involving a Boeing 747 to result in passenger fatalities.The accident was particularly disturbing to the public as the Taipei–Hong Kong route was and is one of the most heavily-traveled air routes on earth; it is so profitable that it is even referred to as the "Golden Route".. }
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- China_Airlines_Flight_611 abstract "China Airlines Flight 611 (callsign Dynasty 611) was a regularly scheduled passenger flight from Chiang Kai-shek International Airport (now Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport) in Taoyuan, Taiwan to Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong. On 25 May 2002, the Boeing 747-209B operating the route disintegrated in mid-air and crashed into the Taiwan Strait 20 minutes after takeoff, killing all 225 people on board. The in-flight break-up was caused by improper repairs to the aircraft 22 years earlier. As of 2014, it remains the most recent accident involving a Boeing 747 to result in passenger fatalities.The accident was particularly disturbing to the public as the Taipei–Hong Kong route was and is one of the most heavily-traveled air routes on earth; it is so profitable that it is even referred to as the "Golden Route".".