Fly fra Pakistan Intl. Airlines havarerte - 107 døde - BBC

Pakistan International Airlines passenger plane crashes in Karachi - 107 died

• 15 minutes ago

Photo: Asif Hassan

A Pakistan International Airlines plane has crashed in Karachi on a flight from Lahore, aviation officials say.

The plane, which was reportedly carrying around 99 passengers and eight crew, was flying from Lahore to Jinnah International Airport, one of Pakistan's busiest airports.

Pictures shared on social media show smoke rising from the crash site, a residential area in Karachi.

Emergency services have arrived at the scene, where homes have been damaged.

"The plane crashed in Karachi. We are trying to confirm the number of passengers but initially it is 99 passengers and eight crew members," said Abdul Sattar Khokhar, the spokesman for Pakistan's aviation authority.

The crash comes just days after the country began allowing commercial flights to resume.

What is Pakistan's safety record like?

Pakistan has a chequered aviation safety record, including a number of airliner crashes.

In 2010, an aircraft operated by private airline Airblue crashed near Islamabad, killing all 152 people on board - the deadliest air disaster in Pakistani history.

In 2012, a Boeing 737-200 operated by Pakistan's Bhoja Air crashed in bad weather on its approach to land in Rawalpindi, killing all 121 passengers and six crew.

And in 2016, a Pakistan International Airlines plane burst into flames while travelling from northern Pakistan to Islamabad, killing 47 people.

This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.

Crash: PIA A320 at Karachi on May 22nd 2020, impacted residential area during final approach

A PIA Pakistan International Airlines A320-200, registration AP-BLD performing flight PK-8303 from Lahore to Karachi (Pakistan) with 99 passengers and 8 crew, had aborted the approach to Karachi due to problems with extension of the landing gear and performed a go around. The aircraft lost height and impacted a residential area called Model Colony on second final approach east of the aerodrome (presumably while on final approach to runway 25L) and burst into flames. Rescue and recovery services are on their way to the crash site.

**************

Status:	Preliminary
Date:	Friday 22 May 2020
Time:	ca 14;45
Type:	Airbus A320-214
Operator:	Pakistan International Airlines - PIA
Registration:	AP-BLD
C/n / msn:	2274
First flight:	2004-08-17 (15 years 9 months)
Engines:	2 CFMI CFM56-5B4/P
Crew:	Fatalities: / Occupants: 8
Passengers:	Fatalities: / Occupants: 99
Total:	Fatalities: / Occupants: 107
Aircraft damage:	Damaged beyond repair
Location:	E of Karachi-Jinnah International Airport (KHI) (   Pakistan)
Phase:	Approach (APR)
Nature:	Passenger
Departure airport:	Lahore-Allama Iqbal International Airport (LHE/OPLA), Pakistan
Destination airport:	Karachi-Jinnah International Airport (KHI/OPKC), Pakistan
Flightnumber:	PK8303

Narrative:
Pakistan International Airlines flight 8303, an Airbus A320, crashed on approach to Karachi-Jinnah International Airport (KHI), Pakistan. Local media report there were 99 passengers on board and 8 crew members. The aircraft came down near a residential area named Model Colony.