Margalla Hills Crash Makes Headlines

more images

ISLAMABAD (GaeaTimes.com)- In a recent development an airbus 320 aircraft owned by AirBlue a privately owned Pakistani carrier crashed in Margalla hills of Islamabad today. The flight took off from Karachi around 7.30 in the morning and it was slated to land at Islamabad. The flight had 150 people as the airlines officials have said. The aircraft was not old as an airline official said. The site of the crash is outside the capital of Pakistan.

Owing to the inclement weather and the location of the Margalla hills rescue operations have been affected to an extent. The airline has not reported the actual cause of the accident. The initial report suggests it developed some technical snag just a few minutes before its arrival at Islamabad. The rescue work is in progress and so far 20 bodies have been found. Three survivors have been taken to nearby hospital where they are battling for their life. Those who saw the plane crashing said that it was flying at low altitude before it nosedived into the hills. Some other survivors may also be found.

When the ill fated Air Blue flight crashed into the Margalla hills region the sky was cloudy and heavy rain obscured vision. Owing to the weather the flights in the route were cancelled in the last few days. The flight reportedly lost its link with ground control before it crashed down. The aircraft was made to go around since the Benazir Bhutto International Airport in the capital was congested. AirBlue is Pakistan’s second biggest airline but has very few aircrafts in its fleet.