Cubana de Aviación Flight 972
Cubana de Aviación Flight 972 (CU972/CUB972) was a scheduled domestic flight from Havana to Holguín, Cuba, on May 18, 2018. The Boeing 737-200 flying the route crashed shortly after takeoff,[1][2] bursting into flames near Santiago de las Vegas, 19 kilometres (12 mi) from Havana city centre.[3][4][5][6] Of those onboard, 108 died and 3 survived with critical injuries.[7] and one of them died hours later at the hospital.[8]
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel stated that a special commission had been formed to find the cause of the crash.[9]
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Boeing 737/2 of Avolar at San Jose-Juan Santamaria,Costa Rica ,06/03/11.
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References
- ↑ Fowler, Tara; Radia, Kirit (May 18, 2018) (in en). Jet with 105 passengers crashes just after takeoff in Cuba. https://abcnews.go.com/International/passenger-jet-crashes-takeoff-cuba-reports/story?id=55266592. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- ↑ Augustin, Ed (May 18, 2018). "Cuba: about 100 feared dead in Havana plane crash". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/18/cuba-casualties-unknown-after-plane-with-107-people-crashes-near-havana. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- ↑ "Cuba plane: More than 100 die in Havana air crash". BBC News. May 18, 2018. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-44176899. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- ↑ Oppmann, Patrick; Sanchez, Ray (May 18, 2018). "Plane crashes on takeoff from Havana airport, Cuban TV reports". CNN. https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/18/americas/cuba-airliner-crash/index.html. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- ↑ "Accidente de la aeronave XA-UHZ ocurrido el día 18 de mayo de 2018" (in español). 18 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ↑ Perez, Santiago (May 18, 2018). "More Than 100 Feared Dead in Plane Crash in Cuba". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- ↑ Ries, Brian; Rocha, Veronica (18 May 2018). "Plane crashes in Havana with over 100 on board: Live updates". CNN. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ↑ Gladstone, Rick; Robles, Frances (May 18, 2018). "Scores Dead as Cuban Airliner Crashes". The New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- ↑ "Cuba plane crash: Authorities examine aftermath" (in en). Stillwater News Press. http://www.stwnewspress.com/cnhi_network/cuba-plane-crash-authorities-examine-aftermath/article_0ee7cf82-074e-5608-94f8-292c83537dcb.html. Retrieved 2018-05-19.[dead link]