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Radio Sputnik said the incident occurred on the afternoon of January 13 (local time). The IndiGo plane carrying 233 passengers took off from the airport in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir state, and was scheduled to arrive in New Delhi.
Flight 6E-2559 while racing down the runway, about to take off, crashed into the hard snow, causing panic among passengers. There are currently no reports of injuries, if any.
Earlier this month, the Airport Authority of India announced on Twitter social media that Srinagar Airport had signed a contract with a snow removal company called Beacon.
The plane carrying 233 passengers was damaged by falling snow. Photo: Twitter
Due to heavy snowfall in recent weeks, flights landing and taking off from Srinagar airport were repeatedly suspended to avoid accidents.
Some areas of northern India, including the Jammu and Kashmir valleys, have experienced periods of cold and heavy snow in recent weeks. Extreme weather disrupted traffic.
In another development, the Indonesian navy diver team was searching for the second black box of a Boeing 737-500, the Sriwijaya Air, which crashed in the Java Sea last weekend. But on January 13, the search was temporarily suspended due to bad weather and waves up to 2.5 meters high.
A day ago, divers recovered a lot of debris and identification documents from a victim, according to Indonesian Navy officer Abdul Rasyid. So far, authorities have not been able to explain why the 26-year-old plane crashed just four minutes after takeoff.
More than 3,000 people participate in search and rescue efforts. Photo: Reuters
More than 3,000 people are participating in the search and rescue effort, supported by dozens of boats, helicopters and a remotely controlled vehicle.
The U.S. National Traffic Safety Commission (NTSB) is dispatching investigators along with employees from the Boeing Company, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and GE Aviation, which makes jet engines and other others. aircraft parts, to the capital Jakarta.
The Boeing 737-500, with the number SJ 182, crashed into the sea in heavy rain shortly after take-off in the capital Jakarta on January 9. There are 62 people on board, including 50 passengers (43 adults and 7 children) and 12 crew members. Among these are 1 pregnant woman and a family of 5, according to CNN.
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