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Ten Killed in Plane Crash on the Bahamas’ Largest Island
The New York Times • • world
Key Points:
- Ten people died in a plane crash on Andros Island, the largest island in the Bahamas, after taking off from Nassau's Lynden Pindling International Airport; one initially surviving passenger later died from critical injuries.
- The aircraft, a Cessna 402 operated by Flamingo Air, encountered difficulties and crashed just west of San Andros Airport while en route there.
- Following the crash, the Bahamas Ministry of Energy, Utilities and Aviation suspended all Flamingo Air flights as a precautionary safety measure, stressing it is not an adverse compliance action.
- Authorities, including the Royal Bahamas Police Force, are actively investigating the cause of the crash, with no victims identified publicly at this time.
- The tragedy cast a somber mood over the Bahamas' 53rd anniversary of independence, with Prime Minister Philip Davis expressing national sorrow during the usually celebratory occasion.
