Two planes go down in Cuba and Pakistan
Almost 90 people were killed after two different planes crashed between last night and this morning, in Cuba and Pakistan.
Cuban media reported a passengers flight of the state air company Aero Caribbean, carrying 68 people, crashed in the island yesterday around 6 pm local time. The authorities said there was no news of any survivor.
Aero Caribbean flight 883, which was on its way from Santiago to the capital L'Havana, went down in the central region of Cuba near the town of Sancti Spiritus. There were 61 passengers, 37 from Cuba and 28 from abroad, and seven crewmen on board.
The authorities have disclosed the names of the victims late this morning. No British citizens were involved.
The Cuban Institute of the Civilian Air Force said that the flight reported an emergency shortly before the crash, losing all contact with the watchtowers. An investigation has been set up to throw light on the event.
Another air tragedy occurred in Pakistan early this morning, when a small charter flight rented by Italian oil company Eni went down with 21 people on board. No survivors were found on this occasion either.
“The plane was completely destroyed in the crash. It is impossible to recognise the bodies,” said colonel Noor Alam, the head of the rescuing operations.
According to reconstructions, the plane reported an engine defect shortly after taking off from the airport at Karachi, and sent an SOS to the watchtower. Granted permission to land, it crashed before managing to perform an emergency landing.
The aircraft was heading to Bhit Shah, an oil field in the southern province of Sindh, 120 miles from Karachi. Pakistani media reported it was carrying staff from the Italian oil company.
An official statement from Eni, released today, said among the 21 passengers were three crewmen, an airport security inspector, 15 Eni employees and two other people. The company confirmed that nobody survived the accident.
Eni has been in Pakistan since 2000, and is the main foreign gas and oil producer in the country. Its headquarters are in Karachi.
(Read the full article on The Fresh Outlook)
05.11.2010
Cuban media reported a passengers flight of the state air company Aero Caribbean, carrying 68 people, crashed in the island yesterday around 6 pm local time. The authorities said there was no news of any survivor.
Aero Caribbean flight 883, which was on its way from Santiago to the capital L'Havana, went down in the central region of Cuba near the town of Sancti Spiritus. There were 61 passengers, 37 from Cuba and 28 from abroad, and seven crewmen on board.
The authorities have disclosed the names of the victims late this morning. No British citizens were involved.
The Cuban Institute of the Civilian Air Force said that the flight reported an emergency shortly before the crash, losing all contact with the watchtowers. An investigation has been set up to throw light on the event.
Another air tragedy occurred in Pakistan early this morning, when a small charter flight rented by Italian oil company Eni went down with 21 people on board. No survivors were found on this occasion either.
“The plane was completely destroyed in the crash. It is impossible to recognise the bodies,” said colonel Noor Alam, the head of the rescuing operations.
According to reconstructions, the plane reported an engine defect shortly after taking off from the airport at Karachi, and sent an SOS to the watchtower. Granted permission to land, it crashed before managing to perform an emergency landing.
The aircraft was heading to Bhit Shah, an oil field in the southern province of Sindh, 120 miles from Karachi. Pakistani media reported it was carrying staff from the Italian oil company.
An official statement from Eni, released today, said among the 21 passengers were three crewmen, an airport security inspector, 15 Eni employees and two other people. The company confirmed that nobody survived the accident.
Eni has been in Pakistan since 2000, and is the main foreign gas and oil producer in the country. Its headquarters are in Karachi.
(Read the full article on The Fresh Outlook)
05.11.2010