Tag: Plane
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Newborn baby uncovered in airplane toilet bin as alleged mother denies baby
A newborn baby was on New Year’s Day discovered in the toilet bin of an Air Mauritius plane. The baby was discovered during a routine customs check of the plane, which landed at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport. A 20-year-old woman from Madagascar, suspected of having given birth in the flight denied the baby. However,…
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Plane bursts into flames after hitting mango tree, all on board killed
Five people were killed on Tuesday when a cargo plane carrying fuel for the UN’s World Food Programme crashed near South Sudan’s capital Juba, airport officials said.
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Two dead as plane crashes into homes in California
A small aircraft crashed blocks from a high school campus near San Diego on Monday, killing at least two people and injuring two others, while also destroying homes, officials and local media said. At least two homes appeared to have been destroyed by an ensuing fire, the city of Santee, California, where the crash occurred,…
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Plane carrying parachutists crashes; four dead, others injured
Four people were killed and four badly injured on Saturday when a small plane crashed in Russia’s Kemerovo region in southwestern Siberia, the local emergency medical service said. TASS news agency earlier said at least seven people were killed when the twin-engine L-410 crashed near the Tanay aerodrome, which provides parachuting services. It also cited…
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Drama as Imo traditional ruler engages Rochas Okorocha in near fisticuffs inside plane
There was a mild drama between former Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha and chairman, Imo State Council of Traditional Rulers, Eze Cletus Ilomuanya inside the business class section of Air Peace at the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri on weekend. According to reports, Ilomuanya, who was calmly seated before Okorocha’s arrival, suddenly charged at…
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Plane goes missing shortly after taking off
A Sriwijaya Air plane with more than 50 people on board lost contact after taking off from Indonesian capital Jakarta on Saturday en route to Pontianak in West Kalimantan province, local media reported. Reliable tracking service Flightradar24 said on its Twitter feed that Flight SJ182 “lost more than 10,000 feet of altitude in less than…
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JUST IN: Plane skids off runway, breaks in two while landing [Photo]
At least 11 people, including the two pilots died in the crash of Air India Express Boeing 737 plane at Kerala’s Kozhikode Airport on Friday night. The accident happened amid heavy rain. Flight IX 1344 from Dubai, with 191 people on board skidded off the runway and broke in two while landing Police said the…
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Photo: Plane overloaded with cocaine crashes on take-off
A light aircraft overloaded with cocaine crashed on take-off on its way to Australia, police said on Saturday, exposing a Melbourne-based crime syndicate and leading to the arrest of five men with alleged links to the Italian mafia. The Cesna aircraft, which was stuffed with more than 500 kilograms (1,100 pounds) of cocaine, went down…
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Finally, Nigerians evacuated from Dubai arrive in Lagos
The first batch of Nigerians evacuated from the United Arab Emirates have landed in Lagos. The returnees, who landed on Wednesday evening, landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, a few hours later than scheduled. They were earlier scheduled to return at 3pm, but had to return to Dubai after a woman, who gave…
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Nigerian woman gives birth on plane returning evacuees from Dubai
A plane conveying Nigerian citizens from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, has made a U-turn after a pregnant woman gives birth to a baby mid-air. Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, made this known on Wednesday. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, had said 265 Nigerians would arrive in Lagos from Dubai on Wednesday as…