Boeing 737 crashes shortly after take-off from Havana, Cuban media report

[Robbie Barrett]

Boeing 737 crashes shortly after take-off from Havana, Cuban media report https://t.co/VwVZvReA7h

— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) May 18, 2018

[BostonGuy]

Hoping that everyone on board in safe

[siablo14]

Hoping that everyone on board in safe

Is this a joke?

People are dead.

Flight was headed to Guyana.

RIP my Caribbean people.

[siablo14]

Boeing 737 can carry from 127 to 173 passengers, I think.

[Eddy Current]

I wonder the cause.

Can't imagine it ran out of fuel if it had just taken off.

[DoubleLeftH00k]

Man i dont like planes

[siablo14]

An airport source told CNN that the flight, which was operated by national airline Cubana de Aviacon, was headed to the Cuban city of Holguin.

In a post on social media, Cuba's ambassador to the US, Jose Ramon Cabanas, said 104 passengers were on board.

Casualties have been reported.

According to witnesses, a large fireball followed by a towering plume of smoke was visible near the airport on the outskirts of the Cuban capital.

Cubana de Aviacon has had to ground some of its ageing fleet due to safety issues, though the cause of this crash is so far unknown.

[siablo14]

Man i dont lije plains

You and I, b*tch.

[siablo14]

I wonder the cause.

Can't imagine it ran out of fuel if it had just taken off.

Not sure but...

Cubana de Aviacon has had to ground some of its ageing fleet due to safety issues, though the cause of this crash is so far unknown.

[Eddy Current]

Not sure but...

Oh weird. I wonder what regulations Cuba adheres to. And if they're anything like the FAA regulations.