AirBlue's tragic crash in Islamabad's Margalla Hills
Wednesday, 28 July 2010 08:16
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A passenger jet carrying 152 people crashed into the Margalla Hills in Islamabad at around 10am this morning (Wednesday 28-July-2010). Five people seem to have miraculously survived the fatal crash who have been admitted to local hospitals. The few Abdalian pilots who fly AirBlue have also been contacted and are reported to be safe, as none was flying the unlucky plane. AirBlue is headed by an Abdalian, Mr. Tariq Chaudhry, who is from the 17th Entry. In this hour of grief for the families and friends of the unlucky passengers, the Abdalian community stands by them, as much as it does for the employees of the airline. |
The cause of the crash was not immediately clear. A civil aviation official said the plane had left Karachi at 7:45 a.m. for a two-hour scheduled flight to Islamabad and was trying to land during difficult weather. "The plane was about to land at the Islamabad airport when it lost contact with the control tower, and later we learned that the plane had crashed," said the official.
Airblue flies within Pakistan as well as internationally to the United Arab Emirates, Oman and the United Kingdom. The Airbus 320 family of medium-range jets, which includes the 321 model that crashed Wednesday, is one of the most popular in the world, with about 4,000 jets delivered since deliveries began in 1988.