Four persons have died in a plane crash in Saudi Arabia, spa reported on Tuesday. Twenty-three minutes after engine shutdown, at 22:05 (19:05 UTC), the R2 door (second door on the right side) was opened by ground personnel. (Video by Time) A plane carrying almost 100 people has crashed near Almaty airport, in Kazakhstan, killing at least 15 people. The majority of the passengers were Saudis and Pakistani religious pilgrims on their way to The investigation revealed the fire had started in the aft C3 cargo compartment.After the event, the airline revised its training and emergency procedures. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings.If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport in Ethiopia to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya.On 10 March 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft which operated the flight crashed near the town of Bishoftu six minutes after takeoff, killing all 157 people aboard. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again.Nigerian killed by suspected drug dealers in South Africa Saudia Flight 163 was a scheduled Saudia passenger flight that caught fire after takeoff from Riyadh International Airport (now the Riyadh Air Base) en route to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on 19 August 1980.
The accident is the deadliest involving a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar,Flight 163 departed Qu'aid-e-Azam International Airport (now Almost seven minutes into the flight the crew received warnings of smoke from the cargo compartment.At 21:35 (18:35 UTC), Khowyter declared an emergency and landed back at Riyadh.Once the aircraft had stopped, the crew reported that they were shutting down the engines and about to evacuate.
PIA crash that killed 97 caused by pilots’ 'overconfidence' — preliminary report. Three minutes later, the aircraft burst into flames, and was consumed by fire.Why Captain Khowyter failed to evacuate the aircraft promptly is not known. At least 17 people are dead - including both pilots - after an Air India Express plane flying from Dubai to Calicut with 191 passengers onboard skidded on runway and crashed into a valley. All 287 passengers and 14 crew on board the Lockheed L-1011-200 TriStar died from smoke inhalation after the aircraft made a successful emergency landing at Riyadh. No fewer than 550 Benue State pilgrims returning to Nigeria from Hajj in Saudi Arabia escaped death on Saturday as the plane conveying them crash-landed at the Minna Airport. Saudi reports stated that the crew could not get the plug-type doors to open in time.The aircraft involved in the accident was a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar (Eighty-two of the passengers boarded in Karachi while the remaining 205 passengers boarded in Riyadh. The eyewitness said the pilgrims rushed out of the plane over fears of possible fire.“The fire that would have followed would have spread to all parts of the airport because we don’t have fire fighting vehicles in this airport,” a senior official of the airport told At least five investigators with the Accident Investigation Bureau from Lagos had arrived at the airport and immediately inspected the partly damaged aircraft after which they went into a closed door meeting with the officials of the airport.When contacted, the Public Relations Officer of the state Pilgrims Welfare Board, Hassana Isah, confirmed the story but did not give further details.Isah however said the development would not affect the return of the over 2,000 pilgrims still in Saudi Arabia, adding that the deadline for the pilgrims to return would be met.No official of the airline was available to comment on the issue.AIB spokesperson, Mr Tunji Oketunmbi, said the Bureau would issue a press statement on the issue, but as of the time of filing this report, he had yet to send the statement.Also, a spokesperson for the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Mr Joe Jimo, promised to get back to one of our correspondents, but he had yet to do so as of the time of filing this report.Meanwhile, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria said 1,348 pilgrims were transported to Nigeria in three flights on Saturday.This was contained on the site of NAHCON’s Command and Control Centre in Makkah and monitored by The returnees included 554 pilgrims from Borno State, 404 from Kebbi State and 390 from Kaduna State, including nine NAHCON officials.The report pointed out that the latest figure brought the total number of pilgrims that had returned to 38,278 in 79 flights.The Kaduna State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board also said in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, Yunusa Abdullahi, on Saturday that it had transported all its 3,544 pilgrims back home from Saudi Arabia.The statement stated that the last batch of 390 pilgrims arrived in Kaduna at exactly 1.01am aboard Fly Nas Airline on Saturday, adding that one of the pilgrims from the state died in Makkah.About 1.8 million pilgrims around the world, including 65,000 Nigerians, performed the 2019 hajj in Saudi Arabia.We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website.You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible.
The accident is the deadliest involving a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar,Flight 163 departed Qu'aid-e-Azam International Airport (now Almost seven minutes into the flight the crew received warnings of smoke from the cargo compartment.At 21:35 (18:35 UTC), Khowyter declared an emergency and landed back at Riyadh.Once the aircraft had stopped, the crew reported that they were shutting down the engines and about to evacuate.
PIA crash that killed 97 caused by pilots’ 'overconfidence' — preliminary report. Three minutes later, the aircraft burst into flames, and was consumed by fire.Why Captain Khowyter failed to evacuate the aircraft promptly is not known. At least 17 people are dead - including both pilots - after an Air India Express plane flying from Dubai to Calicut with 191 passengers onboard skidded on runway and crashed into a valley. All 287 passengers and 14 crew on board the Lockheed L-1011-200 TriStar died from smoke inhalation after the aircraft made a successful emergency landing at Riyadh. No fewer than 550 Benue State pilgrims returning to Nigeria from Hajj in Saudi Arabia escaped death on Saturday as the plane conveying them crash-landed at the Minna Airport. Saudi reports stated that the crew could not get the plug-type doors to open in time.The aircraft involved in the accident was a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar (Eighty-two of the passengers boarded in Karachi while the remaining 205 passengers boarded in Riyadh. The eyewitness said the pilgrims rushed out of the plane over fears of possible fire.“The fire that would have followed would have spread to all parts of the airport because we don’t have fire fighting vehicles in this airport,” a senior official of the airport told At least five investigators with the Accident Investigation Bureau from Lagos had arrived at the airport and immediately inspected the partly damaged aircraft after which they went into a closed door meeting with the officials of the airport.When contacted, the Public Relations Officer of the state Pilgrims Welfare Board, Hassana Isah, confirmed the story but did not give further details.Isah however said the development would not affect the return of the over 2,000 pilgrims still in Saudi Arabia, adding that the deadline for the pilgrims to return would be met.No official of the airline was available to comment on the issue.AIB spokesperson, Mr Tunji Oketunmbi, said the Bureau would issue a press statement on the issue, but as of the time of filing this report, he had yet to send the statement.Also, a spokesperson for the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Mr Joe Jimo, promised to get back to one of our correspondents, but he had yet to do so as of the time of filing this report.Meanwhile, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria said 1,348 pilgrims were transported to Nigeria in three flights on Saturday.This was contained on the site of NAHCON’s Command and Control Centre in Makkah and monitored by The returnees included 554 pilgrims from Borno State, 404 from Kebbi State and 390 from Kaduna State, including nine NAHCON officials.The report pointed out that the latest figure brought the total number of pilgrims that had returned to 38,278 in 79 flights.The Kaduna State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board also said in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, Yunusa Abdullahi, on Saturday that it had transported all its 3,544 pilgrims back home from Saudi Arabia.The statement stated that the last batch of 390 pilgrims arrived in Kaduna at exactly 1.01am aboard Fly Nas Airline on Saturday, adding that one of the pilgrims from the state died in Makkah.About 1.8 million pilgrims around the world, including 65,000 Nigerians, performed the 2019 hajj in Saudi Arabia.We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website.You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible.