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The Boeing crashed near the airport and burst into flames. According to air tracking service FlightRadar24, the plane that crashed was Flight PS 752 and was flying to Kiev. The plane was three years old and was a Boeing 737-NG
The Boeing crashed near the airport and burst into flames. According to air tracking service FlightRadar24, the plane that crashed was Flight PS 752 and was flying to Kiev. The plane was three years old and was a Boeing 737-NG
"As of today, UIA has decided to suspend its own flights to Tehran indefinitely."
Among the victims were 82 Iranians, 63 Canadians, 11 Ukrainians including all the crew, 10 Swedes, four Afghans, three Britons and three Germans, Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko said.
This is the first time a Ukraine International Airlines plane has been involved in a fatal crash.
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from another source (the numbers vary - some passengers might have dual citizenship)
Obozrevatel, a popular news website in the country, said there were also 71 Canadians on board, quoting sources.
Ukrainian citizens - 15
Iranian citizens - 71
Canadian citizens - 73
German citizens - 4
UK citizens - 3
Swedish citizens - 8
Afghan citizens - 6
Civilian flights have also been suspended by US and Russia.
Some facts may indicate that the jet could have been shot down.
No their isn't, there are no facts that indicate the jet was shot down. Iran and Ukraine say mechanical problems, an engine caught fire.
We can speculate that some trigger happy Iranian soldiers fired a SAM at it, thinking it was an American bomber over the capital, but that is just speculation and really doesn't make sense as it was shortly after take off. So I will go with mechanical problem.
Civilian flights have also been suspended by US and Russia.
Some facts may indicate that the jet could have been shot down.
Not true
From the NYT today
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A Ukrainian passenger jet crashed on Wednesday, just hours after Iran's ballistic missile attack, but Iranian officials said they suspected a mechanical issue brought down the 3½-year-old Boeing 737-800 aircraft. Ukrainian officials initially agreed, but later backed away and declined to offer a cause while the investigation is ongoing.
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German airline Lufthansa and two of its subsidiaries also canceled flights to Iraq.
The Russian aviation agency, Rosaviatsia, issued an official recommendation for all Russian airlines to avoid flying over Iran, Iraq, the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman "due to existing risks for the safety of international civil flights."
Russia's biggest private airline, S7, said it would reroute its twice-a-week flight from the Siberian city of Novosibirsk to Dubai.
Asia-Pacific carriers, which operate many of the world's long-haul flights, were also expected to be hit hard by the ad hoc no-fly zone over Iran, Martin said.
Australian carrier Qantas said it was altering its London to Perth, Australia, route to avoid Iranian and Iraqi airspace until further notice. The longer route meant that Qantas would have to carry fewer passengers and more fuel to remain in the air for an extra 40 to 50 minutes.
Malaysia Airlines said that “due to recent events,” its planes would avoid Iranian airspace.
Singapore Airlines also said that its flights to Europe would be re-routed to avoid Iran.
India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation advised Indian commercial carriers to avoid Iranian, Iraqi and Persian Gulf airspace.
Buta Airways, an Azerbaijani low-cost carrier, said Wednesday that it was not planning to suspend or reroute daily flights between Baku, the country's capital, and Tehran.
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