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B-737/201 plane crashed in Havana

110 fatalties

The plane Boeing 737/201 (Registration: XA-UHZ) crashed yesterday at 12:08 (local time) in Havana (Cuba). The aircraft was owned and operated by Mexican low-cost airline based in Guadalajara Damojh Aerolíneas, operating as Global Air on behalf of Cubana de Aviatíon. Headed to Holguin's "Frank País" airport, in the east of the island, the aircraft crashed shortly after take-off from the "José Martì" inte...

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Havana, Cuba, 05/18/2018 19:30
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

AccidentsOne of the three survivors of the plane crash in Havana died

Grettel Landrove was 23 years old

The number of the victims of the plane crash that occurred last Friday in Havana, Cuba, rises to 111 (see for details AVIONEWS article connected). The 23 year-old Grettel Landrove had been hospitalized... more

AccidentsPlane crashed in Havana: ex-pilot reports deficiencies in the safety system

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Interviewed by the local newspaper "Milenio" and the Mexican newspaper "El Universal", Marcus Aurelius Hernandez Carmona, ex-pilot from the Mexican airline Damojh Aerolíneas/Global Air explained that... more

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"Italy stands by Cuba in this difficult and sad moment"

The Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, said it in a note that: "I learned with immense grief of the news of the tragic plane crash in Havana. On behalf o... more

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