All 127 Feared Dead In Pakistan 737 Crash

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Key Takeaways:

  • A Bhoja Air Boeing 737-200 crashed near Islamabad, Pakistan, resulting in no survivors among the 127 people on board.
  • The accident occurred during a thunderstorm as the aircraft attempted to land, scattering wreckage and human remains over a half-mile area.
  • Bhoja Air had only resumed operations a month prior to the crash, following a 10-year period of being idled due to financial problems.
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There appear to be no survivors in the crash of a Bhoja Air Boeing 737-200 that crashed near Benazir Bhutto Airport in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday. Witnesses said the aircraft was trying to land in a thunderstorm when it hit a wheat field a few miles from the airport. Wreckage and human remains from the 127 people aboard were spread over a half-mile area, according to an early report from The Associated Press. The airline, which was idled by financial problems 10 years ago, had just resumed operation a month ago.

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