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Chinese passenger plane caught fire in Chongqing

A passenger plane belonging to China’s Tibet Airlines caught fire after canceling takeoff in the southwestern city of Chongqing today, May 12.

Reuters quoted a statement by Tibet Airlines as saying that all 113 passengers and 9 crew members on board the Airbus A319 were evacuated immediately after the fire broke out. There have not been any deaths and only a handful of minor injuries in the incident.

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Screenshot of a video allegedly showing a Tibet Airlines passenger plane on fire at Chongqing airport, southwest China on May 12. Photo: CNA

The incident comes less than two months after the China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 crashed in the mountains of southern China, killing all 132 people on board. The incident forced China’s aviation regulator to launch a campaign to enhance flight safety.

An unverified video on social media shows a Tibet Airlines plane engulfed in thick smoke and flames rising from the left side of the plane as passengers and crew attempt to disembark. scene.

The plane that crashed was a nine-year-old Airbus A319, one of the smallest versions of the A320 family. According to Airfleets.net, the plane is equipped with CFM56 engines from CFM International, a joint venture between General Electric and Safran.

A subsidiary of Air China, Tibet Airlines is a regional airline headquartered in Lhasa, Tibet. The airline owns a fleet of 39 aircraft, including 28 A319s.

Tuan Anh

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