At least 76 bodies have been recovered after the crash of a Pakistan International Airline jet in Karachi, officials say. The airline said 99 people were on board.
Pakistan plane did not hit building while reason for the crash remains unclear, airline CEO saysA member of a fire brigade tries to put out fire caused by a plane crash in Karachi, Pakistan, on May 22.
Fareed Khan/AP The Pakistan commercial flight did not crash into a building and no bodies of residents have been retrieved, according to Pakistan International Airlines CEO Air Vice Marshal Arshad Malik. Malik said at a news conference in Karachi Friday that they are tracking the number of dead by coordinating with local hospitals which will take at least two days. All checks and certifications had been in place, nothing was pending and the airline was operationally and administratively good to go, Malik added. “Air travel is the safest. PIA’s pilots and engineers follow SOPs [standard operating procedures] and are highly qualified A320 is one of the safest planes in the industry," he said.Some context:The pilot said he was ready to land but then made a second approach when something went wrong. Malik said they will know more about what happened when the flight recorder is retrieved.
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