Plane catches fire on landing in Pakistan, passengers safe
All people on board were evacuated in time, and flight operations were suspended until further notice at the airport, officials told Xinhua on Thursday on condition of anonymity.
All people on board were evacuated in time, and flight operations were suspended until further notice at the airport, officials told Xinhua on Thursday on condition of anonymity.
Earlier, news reports citing Afghanistan Police and local authorities claimed that a plane originating from India crashed in the Wakhan region of Badakhshan.
The 262 pilots - 109 commercial and 153 airline transport pilots - were grounded on Friday, pending conclusion of inquiries against them.
A day after the incident, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) had notified an investigation team headed by its Aircraft Accident and Investigation Board (AAIB) President Air Commodore Usman Ghani
The national flag carrier's PK-8303 tragedy on Friday, in which 97 people were killed and two miraculously survived, is one of the most catastrophic aviation disasters in the country's history.
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Seventy-one of the 77 passengers on-board died on November 28, including 19 Chapecoense players and all of the club's coaching staff.
