‘Moscow-bound chartered flight from India’ crashes in Afghanistan; not an Indian aircraft, clarifies Centre

The Civil Aviation Ministry of India has clarified that the aircraft was neither a scheduled commercial flight or an Indian chartered plane.

By: Express Web Desk

New Delhi | Updated: January 21, 2024 10:26 PM IST

1 min read

Russian aviation authorities have identified the plane as a Dassault Falcon 10 (Credits: http://www.dassault-aviation.com)

A chartered flight from India to Moscow via Uzbekistan has crashed in the Badakhshan province of Afghanistan, news agency Reuters reported on Sunday. At least six people are thought to be on board.

According to Russian aviation authorities, it was a charter ambulance flight travelling from India via Uzbekistan to Moscow on a French-made Dassault Falcon 10 jet manufactured in 1978.

The Civil Aviation Ministry of India has clarified that the aircraft was neither an “Indian Scheduled Aircraft nor a Non Scheduled (NSOP)/Charter aircraft”. It is a Moroccan-registered small aircraft, the ministry said in a statement over X.

The plane crash took place overnight in a remote in a remote, mountainous region of Badakhshan in Afghanistan’s far north, the local police was quoted as saying by Reuters on Sunday.

The police are yet to confirm the cause of the crash or casualties.

From the homepage

Canada designates Lawrence Bishnoi gang a terrorist entity

What the FIR into Vijay’s Karur rally stampede says – and what it doesn’t

Modi writes foreword to Giorgia Meloni’s memoir, calls the book her ‘Mann Ki Baat’

Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram

Tags: