The visibility was poor as the pilot attempted to land. He decided to make a go-around (make another landing attempt) but the plane lost balance and crashed

A passenger plane carrying mostly foreign tourists crashed in heavy rain Sunday on Thailand’s tourist island of Phuket, killing 88 people and injuring 42. The budget One-Two-Go Airlines Flight OG269 was carrying 123 passengers and seven crew members to Phuket from Bangkok. There were 78 foreigners on board.

The deputy governor of Phuket province, Worapot Ratthaseema, said the dead included French, German, Israeli, Australian and British nationals.

Regardless of the cause, the accident is likely to raise fresh questions about the safety of budget airlines in Southeast Asia.

Many budget airlines use older planes that have been leased or purchased after years of use by other airlines. According to Thai and U.S. aviation registration data, the plane that crashed in Phuket was manufactured and first put into service in 1983, and began flying in Thailand in March this year.

A free number has been created by the ministry of foreign affairs (for the French families): 0 800 174 174