Cuba plane crash: Boeing 737 crashes shortly after takeoff in Havana – ‘High number dead’

Friday, May 18, 2018
By Paul Martin

A PLANE has crashed in Cuba, shortly after takeoff from Havana’s Jose Marti International Airport, Cuban state media has confirmed as the Cuban President said there are a “high number of victims”.

By PAUL WITHERS
Express.co.uk
Fri, May 18, 2018

The flight, operated by national airline Cubana de Aviacon, was headed to the Cuban city of Holguin on the eastern side of the island.

It crashed near a motorway and high school campus in the Boyeros neighbourhood, located next to the airport.

In a post on social media, Cuba’s ambassador to the US, Jose Ramon Cabanas, said 104 passengers were on board.

Casualties have been reported.

According to witnesses, a large fireball followed by a towering plume of smoke was visible near the airport on the outskirts of the Cuban capital.

Cubana de Aviacon has reportedly had to ground some of its ageing fleet due to safety issues, though the cause of this crash is so far unknown.

An aircraft from the same airline was involved in a crash in 2005 when it suffered a mechanical failure during take-off in Caracas.

It lost a wing and an engine before crashing off the motorway – wounding six passengers.

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