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Search on for Boeing 737 That Vanished in Flight
Newser • • world
Key Points:
- A 27-year-old jet operated by K2 Airways is believed to have crashed into the Arabian Sea about 175 miles from Karachi, following erratic altitude changes and a rapid final descent, according to Flightradar24 data cited by Reuters.
- The flight data shows the plane dropped 5,000 feet in under a minute, then climbed 6,000 feet in 30 seconds before entering a near-vertical dive from 36,550 feet.
- A multi-agency search-and-rescue operation is currently underway to locate the aircraft and survivors.
- Aviation expert Imran Aslam noted that aircraft typically glide after engine failure, expressing confusion over the plane's abrupt descent rather than a controlled glide.
- If confirmed, this would be Pakistan's first major civilian air disaster since the May 2020 Pakistan International Airlines crash near Karachi, which resulted in 97 fatalities out of 99 onboard.
