Kazakhstan’s Bek Air Airline that took off from Almaty crashed near the city soon after it took off, reportedly, because it lost altitude during the takeoff. 14 people have lost their lives and around 22 are seriously injured.
Crux of the Matter
Bek Air’s Fokker 100 jet which had 100 people on board was headed to the country’s capital Nur-Sultan when it lost altitude and tossing through a concrete fence hit a two-storey building.
“The plane was flying with a tilt. Everything was like in a movie: screaming, shouting, people crying,” said a survivor.
The plane crashed into a house and the wreckage of both, the plane and the house was lying scattered.
More than a dozen are dead and 65 injured and taken to hospital. The rescue operation started right away amidst the foggy weather of at the crash site.
The crash site was sealed. All the Fokker 100 jets and Bek Air flights were suspended from flying until the investigation found the cause of the crash.
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said, “Those responsible will face tough punishment in accordance with the law,”.
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The Fokker 100 is a medium-sized, twin-turbofan jet airliner from Fokker, the largest such aircraft built by the company before its bankruptcy in 1996. The type possessed low operational costs and initially had scant competition in the 100-seat short-range regional jet class, contributing to strong sales upon introduction in the late 1980s. An increasing number of similar airliners were brought to market by competitors during the 1990s, leading to a substantial decline in both sales and long-term prospects for the 100. Fokker also encountered financial difficulties and was bought up by Deutsche Aerospace AG, which had financial troubles of its own, restricting its ability to support multiple regional airliner programmes. In 1997, production of the Fokker 100 was terminated after 283 airframes had been delivered. More Info
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