Cubana airlines crashed after takeoff on domestic flight - over 100 dead

[malaise]

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/havana-plane-crash-cuba-latest-updates-boeing-jose-marti-international-airport-a8358501.html
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A passenger plane with 104 people on board has crashed shortly after take off from Havana's main airport.

State media reported that there were three survivors in a critical condition after the Boeing 737 jet, which was en route from Jose Marti International Airport to the eastern Cuban city of Holguin, came down.

Flight CU972 was scheduled to depart at 11am local time (4pm BST) and land an hour and 20 minutes later.


The jet came down close to the airport with photos shared on social media showing a large plume of thick, black smoke rising from near the terminal buildings.

Havana’s air hub is a short way southwest of the Cuban capital, and has pockets of population nearby as well as a major highway near one end of the runway.

There is concern that people on the ground may be among the casualties.

Residents of the rural area said they had seen some survivors being taken away in ambulances.

A military officer who declined to provide his name to reporters said that there appeared to have been only three survivors in critical condition, but other officials declined to confirm that figure.

[Mike Rows His Boat]

1. Awful.

I've flown in and out of JMA many times. Right over that neighborhood where this one went down.

[malaise]

3. Too sad

[Mike Rows His Boat]

5. One thing that we do know about the survivors ...

... they won't have medical bills IN Cuba.

[malaise]

7. True but there are only three and they appear to be in critical condition

Crashing on takeoff means lots of fuel. I'm amazed they rescued anyone

[Mike Rows His Boat]

10. There's reports of injuries (possibly fatalities) on the ground.

Possibly the survivors are all people who were on the ground.
Too soon to know the details.

[Little Star]

2. Damn!

[still_one]

4. What does Two planes colliding in Istanbul refer to, I am somewhat confused

Regardless, this is awful

[Mike Rows His Boat]

6. Its a caption to a related story that made it into the cut-n-paste. n/t

[Hassin Bin Sober]

8. There was a minor (well major if you are paying the repair bill) wing strike during taxi

It probably got picked up during the copy/paste

[malaise]

9. Fixed

thanks

[still_one]

11. Thanks malaise. Just an awful accident/

[Tipperary]

12. At least your op is correct and factual, as opposed to another op currently up.

[applegrove]

13. Vibes to the survivors, the lost souls and their families.