JAKARTA, Indonesia (Reuters) – Indonesia started investigations on Tuesday (April 5) to find out the cause of a collision between two planes on a runway at Jakarta’s domestic airport. Two planes collided on a runway at the airport in the Indonesian capital late on Monday (April 4), forcing passengers to evacuate using inflatable ramps. No casualties were reported, according to a statement from the transportation ministry. Still photos provided by state news agency Antara Foto […]
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Planes collide on Indonesian runway
Reuters – Two planes collided on a runway at a city airport in the Indonesian capital late on Monday (April 4), forcing passengers to evacuate using inflatable ramps. No casualties were reported, according to a statement from the transportation ministry. Mobile phone footage posted to the Internet showed images of fire being put off by emergency services.A Boeing 737-800 operated by Batik Air, the full-service arm of one of Asia’s biggest airline operators Lion Air Group, […]
Plane crashes in Russia, all 61 people on board killed
MOSCOW, Russia (Reuters) — Russian officials said on Saturday that all 61 people on board a passenger jet flying from Dubai to southern Russia were killed when their plane crashed on its second attempt to land at Rostov-on-Don airport. Russia’s emergencies ministry said the aircraft, a Boeing 737-800 operated by Dubai-based budget carrier Flydubai, crashed at 03:50 (0030 GMT) at the airport in Rostov-on-Don. Officials said there were 55 passengers and six crew on board the […]





