Pakistan Plane Crashed After Pilots Distracted by Virus Fears: Minister

Pakistan Plane Crashed After Pilots Distracted by Virus Fears: Minister
People stand on a roof of a house amidst debris of a passenger plane, crashed in a residential area near an airport in Karachi, Pakistan on May 22, 2020. Akhtar Soomro/Reuters
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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The pilots of a Pakistan jetliner that crashed in May, killing all on board, were preoccupied with the CCP virus pandemic and were discussing the illness when they tried to land the plane with its wheels still up, according to an initial report about the incident.

A Pakistan International Airlines plane crashed into a residential area near the Jinnah International Airport in Karachi on May 22, killing 98 people. It came days after Pakistan lifted CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus-related restrictions and resumed flights.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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