A Pakistan International Airlines flight carrying overs 100 people crashed in Karachi on Friday 22 May 2020.
The Airplane, flight PK8303, which crashed today in Karachi, was an Airbus A320.
Pakistan’s Aviation Ministry says the flight had 99 passengers and eight crew members.
According to reports, the flight took off from Lahore and was due to land at 2:30 p.m. local time (5.30 a.m. ET) in Karachi but had gone missing from the radar.
Flights had resumed in Pakistan just over a week ago after being grounded for two months, as a precaution to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
The Pakistan International Airways flight crashed in a residential area in Karachi, which is the country’s most populated city. Worries are mounting that people on the ground will be among the casualties.
The crash comes as the country prepares to celebrate the end of Ramadan and the start of Eid al-Fitr, with many traveling home to their families in towns and villages.
The pilot of a Pakistan International Airlines plane that crashed in Karachi on Friday relayed he had technical problems, airline spokesperson Abdullah Khan said.
At least 11 bodies from the scene of the Karachi plane crash have been taken to Jinnah Hospital, according to hospital spokesperson Seemi Jamali.
It is unclear if those fatalities involve victims from the ground or the plane.
Source: CNN
