CNN.COM – A spokesperson for the US State Department confirmed the deaths of “multiple US citizens.”
“We express our condolences to all those affected by this tragedy. We are in contact with Costa Rican aviation authorities and will continue to monitor the situation,” the spokesperson said.
It was not immediately clear what caused the crash, which happened Sunday afternoon in Nandayure, a town in Guanacaste province on the Nicoya Peninsula, on Costa Rica’s western coast.
Authorities said Sunday they were focusing on recovering the victims’ bodies and would begin an investigation into the cause of the crash Monday.
The plane took off from the Punta Islita Airport at 12:10 p.m. Sunday bound for Costa Rica’s capital, San Jose. Officials received reports of the crash around 12:20 p.m., 10 minutes after takeoff, CNN affiliate Teletica reported, citing civil aviation authorities. Read Article
Event garda.com / alert – Guayaquil’s José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) will suspend operations between 08:00 (local time) and 17:00 on Saturday, November 25, and Saturday, December 2, in order to perform runway maintenance. Only helicopter operations will be permitted during these maintenance times. Flight disruptions may occur. Context GYE is Ecuador’s second […]
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huffingtonpost.com/By Mary Papenfuss reported a small plane carrying American tourists to a golf outing crashed in a ball of flames into an Australian shopping mall just seconds after takeoff from Essendon Airport in suburban Melbourne. All five on board were killed. The mall, next to a freeway, was closed when the plane went down about […]
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ndtv.com reported intelligence agencies have warned of a possible terror attack at airports in four states as well as Delhi. 22 airports in the four states have been sent detailed warnings and authorities have confirmed high security measures are being implemented. Read Article
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reuters.com reported an attempted Turkish military coup appeared to crumble in the early hours of Saturday after crowds answered President Tayyip Erdogan’s call to take to the streets to support him. Erdogan, who had been holidaying on the coast when the coup was launched, flew into Istanbul before dawn on Saturday and was shown on […]
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csm.com reported with the safety of air travel in mind, the top 20 safest airlines in alphabetical order are: American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, All Nippon Airways, Air New Zealand; Cathay Pacific Airways, Emirates, Etihad Airways, EVA Air, Finnair, Hawaiian Airlines, Japan Airlines, KLM, Lufthansa, Qantas, Scandinavian Airline System, Singapore Airlines, Swiss, United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, […]
theguardian.com reported the landing gear collapsed on a Boeing 737 as it landed at Mexico City’s international airport, authorities have said. Emergency crews rushed to the runway after the plane’s left-side wheel strut apparently buckled as it touched down. The plane, operated by the Mexican airline Magnicharter. Read Article
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Reuters.com reported…American Airlines Group, the world’s biggest carrier by passenger traffic, said on Friday it was delaying flights to Paris in response to the explosions and shooting attacks there, even though French airports remained open. “Currently Charles de Gaulle International Airport is open, however, we are holding our remaining departures this evening to Paris until […]
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breitbart.com reported…The Department of Transportation of the Philippines is under fire after more than 20 people have come forward claiming airport officials planted bullets in their luggage to prevent them from boarding flights unless they paid a bribe. Quartz reports that the cases have occurred in the capital city’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport. Foreign passengers […]
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A Turkish Airlines flight en route to Brazil was forced to change course and land in Casablanca on Monday after a note with the word “bomb” was found in the toilet, the airline said. Officials searched the plane once it landed and found no explosives, spokesman Ali Genç said in a statement to NBC News. […]
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