BREAKING Cuba plane: Boeing 737 crashes near Havana airport

More than 100 people on board plane that crashed
From CNN’s Patrick Oppmann and Marilia Brocchetto

New information from Cuban state media is that the plane that crashed at takeoff at Havana’s airport was a Blue Panoroma flight, not a Cubana airliner flight

The plane was traveling to a local destination, and not an international one.

Cuban state media now reports that the Boeing 737 plane was heading to the Cuban city of Holguin, not to the country of Guyana.

Cuban state media also reports that there were 104 on board the flight. It is still unknown if there were fatalities.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/18/americas/cuba-airliner-crash/index.html

I read of only three survivors from the flight. And there may be fatalities on the ground as well.

Read the same,they were in critical condition.Saw some of the first responders carrying plastic bags away from the crash site. It crashed right next to the airport and you could see the smoke from the departure waiting area.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=50&v=W9NMsMcgOPY

The plane was leased by Cubana from a Mexican company. Crew was foreign.

Moment of impact .

https://abcnews.go.com/International/passenger-jet-crashes-takeoff-cuba-reports/story?id=55266592

Such Sad news! May all those affected find peace and a path to healing :-(

While browsing El Universal, I found this story "Mexican airline service Damojh to be suspended after Cuba crash": http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/english/mexican-airline-service-damojh-be-suspended-after-cuba-crash

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