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It seems planes are dropping out of the sky like crazy these days. Very sad.
Edit: Also there seems to be conflicting reports about whether the plane was a DC-9 or an Airbus A320. There are also reports that it was a Boeing 737-200:
Edit 2: It was an MD-83 apparently:
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New agency AFP reported that the missing aircraft was a DC-9, which can seat up to 135 passengers, chartered from a Portuguese firm.
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An Algerian official said the plane is an airbus A320 carrying 110 passengers to Algiers.
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Flight AH 5017 had 110 passengers and six crew on board, officials said.
It seems planes are dropping out of the sky like crazy these days. Very sad.
Edit: Also there seems to be conflicting reports about whether the plane was a DC-9 or an Airbus A320. There are also reports that it was a Boeing 737-200:
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Air Algerie said it lost contact with one of its aircraft nearly an hour after takeoff from Burkina Faso on Thursday bound for Algiers. The plane, a Boeing 737-200, lost contact after taking off, officials said.
Edit 2: It was an MD-83 apparently:
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MADRID, July 24 (Reuters) - Spanish private airline company Swiftair on Thursday said the plane on route from Burkina Faso to Algiers it had lost contact with was a MD-83.
An Algerian official had previously said the missing Air Algerie plane was an Airbus A320. (Reporting by Julien Toyer; Editing by Tracy Rucinski)
An Algerian official had previously said the missing Air Algerie plane was an Airbus A320. (Reporting by Julien Toyer; Editing by Tracy Rucinski)