Kazakhstan plane crash: Bek Air plane comes down near Almaty airport

Almaty: A plane with 95 passengers and five crew members on board crashed near the city of Almaty in Kazakhstan on Friday (Dec 27), killing at least 15 people, authorities in the Central Asian nation said.

The Bek Air plane was heading for the capital, Nur-Sultan, and "lost altitude during takeoff and broke through a concrete fence" before hitting a two-storey building, Kazakhstan’s Civil Aviation Committee said in a statement.

At least 14 people were killed, and 22 have been hospitalised in grave condition, the Almaty mayor’s office said.

The plane was taking off before dawn. A Reuters reporter travelling to the airport said there was thick fog in the area.

The crash site in Almerek village – just beyond the end of the runway – has been cordoned off.Almaty Village: A plane with 95 passengers and five crew members on board crashed

near the city of Almaty in Kazakhstan on Friday (Dec 27), killing at least 15 people, authorities in the Central Asian nation said.

The Bek Air plane was heading for the capital, Nur-Sultan, and "lost altitude during takeoff and broke through a concrete fence" before hitting a two-storey building, Kazakhstan’s Civil Aviation Committee said in a statement.

At least 14 people were killed, and 22 have been hospitalised in grave condition, the Almaty mayor’s office said.

The plane was taking off before dawn. A Reuters reporter travelling to the airport said there was thick fog in the area.

The crash site in Almerek village – just beyond the end of the runway – has been cordoned off.

Scoot moves to Changi Airport's Terminal 1 from Oct 22!

Changi terminal 1 depature hall

From 22 Oct 2019, 0000hrs, all Scoot flights arrive at Terminal 1. All Scoot flights depart from Terminal 1 from 22 Oct 2019, 0515hrs onwards.

Scoot's 1st departure from Terminal 1 will be TR100 SIN to CAN at 22OCT2019 0515hrs & the 1st Arrival will be KIX to SIN via KHH at 22OCT2019 0015hrs.

Scoot's check-in counters at Changi Airport's Terminl 1 will be located at rows 5 to 7 on the departure level.

Improved features include automated check-in kiosks and bag-drop machines at the departure hall, expansion of the meeters and greeters hall at the arrival level, as well as the integration of the terminal with Jewel Changi Airport.

Changi Airport has undertaken upgrading works in T1 over the past five years to expand the passenger handling capacity, with the departure hall featuring automated check-in kiosks and bag-drop machines.

Scoot B788 with its crew

Air India flight hits airport building at Stockholm airport!

An Air India flight from Delhi to Stockholm(Sweden) carrying 179 passengers hit an airport terminal building while landing in the Swedish capital. No casualties have been reported.

The accident occurred at 5.45 pm about 50 metres from the Stockholm Arlanda airport, when the plane was being taxied towards the gate. Its left wingtip hit the building, causing damage to the plane. 

A passenger who was on the flight told TNM, "The flight was taxiing, announcing early arrival. Suddenly, there was a big screeching sound and skid; and within minutes police cars had surrounded us. It was crazy - only then did we realise that the wing had hit a building and was stuck there."

"The 179 passengers were able to get off the plane via a mobile staircase and then enter the terminal," the local police said in a statement. 

According to news agency ANI, the 179 passengers on the flight were shifted to another Air India carrier and the cockpit crew was taken off duty.

Police have started the investigating the mishap. 

Meanwhile, the AI 167 flight from Stockholm to Delhi has been cancelled. The passengers are stranded at the airport. So far, there has been no statement or acknowledgement from Air India on the issue.

Earlier in October, Air India pilots kept flying the flight to Dubai even after a mishap during takeoff. The plane's underside had been badly scraped while it took off from Trichy. The plane had to be diverted to Mumbai as a result.

And in September 2018, an Air India flight landed on an under-construction runway at Male airport in Maldives. The flight, AI 263, was operational on the Delhi-Thiruvananthapuram-Male route. The 136 passengers on board were all safe.