Iranian Jet Crash in Emirates Kills 43
An Iranian plane carrying migrant workers crashed Tuesday while approaching the airport here and burst into flames, killing 43 of the 46 people aboard and narrowly missing nearby homes.
The three survivors of Kish Air’s Flight IRK1770 were hospitalized, two in critical condition with burns and fractures.
Authorities recovered the Fokker 50’s cockpit voice and data recorders and hoped they would reveal why the plane -- which had not reported trouble -- crashed two miles short of the airport.
In Tehran, Kish executives refused to comment.
The flight was returning from the Iranian island of Kish, a favorite destination of foreign workers who must exit the Emirates and return to meet their visa requirements.
Kish advertises cheap “visa change” excursions. Its flights are packed with foreigners -- particularly Indians, Pakistanis and Filipinos, who make up most of the Emirates’ workforce.
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