Pakistani Cargo Jet Vanishes Over Arabian Sea with 5 Aboard
(MENAFN) A Pakistani cargo aircraft flying from the United Arab Emirates to Pakistan vanished from radar over the Arabian Sea on Tuesday, according to the Pakistan Airports Authority.
"A K2 Airways Boeing 737-400 cargo aircraft en route from Sharjah to Karachi disappeared from radar over the Arabian Sea, about 300 kilometers west of Karachi, on Tuesday," the authority said in a statement.
It added: "However, at 9.21 pm local time (1621GMT), the aircraft was observed on radar rapidly descending with a rapid heading change. Subsequently, radar contact and communication were lost approximately 155 nautical miles west of Karachi."
Authorities moved quickly following the disappearance, coordinating a multi-agency search-and-rescue operation at sea in an effort to locate the missing plane, the statement said. Five crew members were aboard the aircraft at the time contact was lost, according to the Pakistan Airports Authority.
"A K2 Airways Boeing 737-400 cargo aircraft en route from Sharjah to Karachi disappeared from radar over the Arabian Sea, about 300 kilometers west of Karachi, on Tuesday," the authority said in a statement.
It added: "However, at 9.21 pm local time (1621GMT), the aircraft was observed on radar rapidly descending with a rapid heading change. Subsequently, radar contact and communication were lost approximately 155 nautical miles west of Karachi."
Authorities moved quickly following the disappearance, coordinating a multi-agency search-and-rescue operation at sea in an effort to locate the missing plane, the statement said. Five crew members were aboard the aircraft at the time contact was lost, according to the Pakistan Airports Authority.
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