Hanoi (VNA) – A medical evacuation plane exploded during take-off inthe Philippine capital of Manila on March 29, killing all eight people onboard.
General Manager of the Manila International AirportAuthority (MIAA) Eddie Monreal said that the plane, owned by aPhilippines-registered charter service Lionair, had been bound for Haneda,Japan, but burst into flames at the end of the runway around 8.00pm, at theNinoy Aquino International Airport.
On board the plane were six Filipinos, one American and oneCanadian, Monreal said.
No passenger survived in the accident, he added, refusing toprovide further detail.
The twin-jet West Wind 24 plane was carrying three medicalpersonnel, three flight crew, a patient and a companion, Richard Gordon, asenator and head of the Philippine Red Cross, said on Twitter./.