Pakistani authorities are searching for a cargo Boeing 737 belonging to K2 Airways, which disappeared over the Arabian Sea off the coast of Karachi. Five crew members were aboard the Pakistan-registered aircraft. According to initial flight data, the plane may have crashed into the sea southwest of the port city of Karachi. The Guardian ↗
The aircraft disappeared from radar on Tuesday evening after the crew reported a problem with the navigation system. Shortly afterward, the plane suddenly changed course and began rapidly losing altitude. Contact with air traffic control was then lost. It was a 27-year-old cargo aircraft, converted to carry freight and operated by K2 Airways. Tagesspiegel ↗
Pakistani authorities and rescue aircraft joined the search operation. However, they were initially unable to locate the presumed crash site in the Arabian Sea. Official information so far refers to the aircraft as missing, with confirmation of a crash dependent on finding wreckage or further evidence. Die Zeit ↗
The case is focused on the area southwest of Karachi, a major Pakistani port in the south of the country. Further developments will depend on the results of the search at sea and on the evaluation of available flight data, which is expected to shed light on the final minutes of the flight. Welt ↗
Cargo Boeing operated by K2 Airways vanishes off the coast of Karachi
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