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China: Tibet Airlines plane on fire

Aborted takeoff due to engine problems, then off-track - VIDEO

An A-319 plane belonging to China's Tibet Airlines caught fire just after it aborted takeoff and went off the runway. It happened this morning at Chongqing-Jiangbei International Airport in the city of Chongqing. The aircraft, bound for Nyingchi, Tibet, caught fire. On board were 122 people (113 passengers and 9 crewmembers). The toll was several people injured. Rescuers and firefighting crews responded...

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Beijing, China, 05/12/2022 08:11
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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