News Alert: More than 100 people are dead after an aging airliner crashed shortly after takeoff on a domestic flight in Cuba

The Cuban state-run newspaper Granma reported that the plane, a Boeing 737-200 leased by the national airline, Cubana de Aviación, was carrying 105 passengers and a foreign crew. More than 100 are dead, according to Cuban officials and media. The plane belonged to a small Mexican airline, Global Air, and had six Mexican crew members on board, the airline confirmed. There was no immediate information on the fate of the crew or the cause of the crash.

Democracy Dies in Darkness     News Alert May 18, 4:43 PM     More than 100 people are dead after an aging airliner crashed shortly after takeoff on a domestic flight in Cuba The Cuban state-run newspaper Granma reported that the plane, a Boeing 737-200 leased by the national airline, Cubana de Aviación, was carrying 105 passengers and a foreign crew. More than 100 are dead, according to Cuban officials and media. The plane belonged to a small Mexican airline, Global Air, and had six Mexican crew members on board, the airline confirmed. There was no immediate information on the fate of the crew or the cause of the crash. Read more » Advertisement You received this email because you signed up for news alerts from The Washington Post. Manage my newsletters and alerts | Unsubscribe Privacy Policy | Help ©2018 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071