A threat about the presence of bombs on an Akasa Air flight at Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar was received on social media, but it later turned out to be a hoax, an official of the airport said on Thursday.
The pilot of the flight that crashed in Lagos, killing all 153 people on board including an Indian co-pilot and over 40 others on the ground, reported to the control tower that both of its engines had failed before it went down, the Nigeria's civil aviation chief said.
A small plane carrying 23 people, including two foreigners, on Wednesday went missing in a mountainous area in Nepal amid poor visibility.
Airport officials said United Flight 1545, arriving from Las Vegas, slipped off a runway at around 5:30 am (local time) when it was taxiing towards the terminal. The plane made a wide turn on the taxiway and went into a muddy grass area.
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