Tragedy hits as airplane carrying Coronavirus materials and patient crashes in Manila (Video)

Tragedy hits as airplane carrying Coronavirus materials and patient crashes in Manila (Video)

In new reports, tragedy struck in Manila, Philippines today, 29th of March, 2020 as a chartered medical evacuation flight crashed during takeoff.

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According to a statement released by authorities at Manila’s main airport, the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), it was revealed that the Lionair plane owned by a Philippines-registered charter service Lionair, was bound for Haneda, Japan, but burst into flames at the end of the runway at around 08:00pm.

A total of eight passengers and crew, including an American and a Canadian have been reported deaf from the crash. The twin-jet West Wind 24 plane was carrying three medical personnel, three flight crew, a patient and a companion.

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The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) said in a statement;

“The flight, which was on a med-evac mission to Haneda, Japan, was carrying two passengers and six crew members.

“Unfortunately, no passenger survived the accident.”

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The plane caught fire and exploded as it was taking off the NAIA runway 24.

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Photos from our team on the ground.

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The runway has been closed temporarily, affecting an arriving Korean Air flight that was diverted to Clark airport in northern Philippines, said MIAA General Manager Eddie Monreal.

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UPDATE NO. 1

What: Plane Crash
Where: NAIA Terminal 2, Pasay
When: March 29, 2020 (Sunday)

Distance from Chapter: 3.9 kms (10 mins)

Involved: Lion Air Flight RPC 5880 (Chartered Plane)

Flight Route: Manila to Cebu (to be confirmed)

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Dr. Sunil Kumar Meena
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Lion Air just crashed at NAIA
An aircraft, Breaking: A plane got crashed at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (#NAIA) tonight carrying medical supplies. 8 passengers including pilots are confirmed dead. #Philippines #Covid_19 #CoronaUpdate #Manila

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The plane caught fire and exploded as it was taking off the NAIA runway 24.

— Richard J. Gordon (@DickGordonDG) March 29, 2020