As reported on Al-Jazeera television, a total of 105 people including 94 passengers and 11 crew members were killed in an air crash on Wednesday at Tripoli airport. Media reports that the Afriqiyah Airways Airbus 303 crashed at about 6:00 am (0400 GMT), killing 105 people on board. Operated by an Airbus A330 flying from Johannesburg to London, crashed on approach to Tripoli airport killing all 93 passengers and 11 crew, although a later report said a 8-year-old Dutch child was the sole survivor. According to the airport authorities, the Libyan plane, Flight 8U771, was flying from Johannesburg to Tripoli when the accident took place. It crashed during the process of landing. There were 93 passengers and 11 crews from the issued statement of the company to confirm the crash but said . The statement did not give details about the casualties and survivors. The airline was established in April 2001 and commenced scheduled services on 1 December 2001. It is wholly owned by the Libyan government and has 287 employees (at March 2007). The airline started off with Boeing 737-400 aircraft, but in 2003 introduced all Airbus equipment. Afriqiyah Airways Airbus 303 Crashed Killed 105 In Libyan Capital is a post from: Daily World Buzz
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