Afriqiyah Airways Airbus A330 crashes in Tripoli, Libya

[lumumba]

Libye : 105 morts dans le crash d’un avion

mercredi 12 mai 2010, 08:59
Cent-cinq personnes, 94 passagers et onze membres d’équipage, ont trouvé la mort dans le crash d’un avion d’une compagnie libyenne en provenance d’Afrique du sud mercredi à l’aéroport de Tripoli, a-t-on appris auprès des services de sécurité.
Lesoir.be om
Sombody nows more?

[fretn]

Doesn't sound good

[euroflyer]

Have just heard about a crash upon approach (?) in Tripolis, Libya. According to the rumours aircraft came from South Africa? Seem to be many casualties. But no detailed information. Anybody with some more information / confirmation?

[Depretair]

A330 of Afriqiyah ?
Doesn't sounds good indeed ;-/

[lumumba]

Looks it is Afriqiyah from the last report the crash happens on the airport of Tripoli.

[euroflyer]

This seems to be a first media report:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8676758.stm

According to this source it was an A330 of Afriqiyah Airways on its way from Johannesburg.

[Depretair]

Copy paste from avherald.com :

According to (incomplete) flight plans an Afriqiyah Airbus A330-200, flight 8U-771 was due to arrive from Johannesburg (South Africa). The airplane had departed Johannesburg at 21:37L (19:37Z) and was due to arrive at 06:20L (04:20Z).

[andorra-airport]

Afriqiyah Airbus A330-200, flight 8U-771 , Johannesburg to Tripoli, crashed on landing (RWY 09) at Libya’s main airport, killing 105 people.
The Airbus A330-200 aircraft was delivered to Afriqiyah in 2009.

[Propwash]

SA 12/05/2010 06:20-> METAR HLLT 120620Z VRB03KT 2000 BR BKN003 20/18 Q1009=
SA 12/05/2010 06:00-> METAR HLLT 120620 VRB03KT 2000 BR BKN003 20/18 Q1009=
SA 12/05/2010 05:50-> METAR HLLT 120550Z 00000KT 2000 BR BKN003 19/18 Q1009=
SA 12/05/2010 05:30-> METAR HLLT NIL=
SA 12/05/2010 05:20-> METAR HLLT 120520Z VRB03KT 2000 BR BKN003 19/17 Q1009=
SA 12/05/2010 05:00-> METAR HLLT NIL=
SA 12/05/2010 04:50-> METAR HLLT 120450Z 26007KT 2000 BR FEW003 19/17 Q1009=
SA 12/05/2010 04:30-> METAR HLLT NIL=

SP 12/05/2010 04:25-> SPECI HLLT 120425Z 27008KT 2000 BR NSC 19/17 Q1009=

SA 12/05/2010 04:20-> METAR HLLT 120420Z 27007KT 5000 BR NSC 19/17 Q1009=
SA 12/05/2010 04:00-> METAR HLLT NIL=

[Propwash]

NU.nl reports .... one Dutch child survived.

[andorra-airport]

An eight-year-old Dutch boy was the sole survivor of an Afriqiyah plane crash at Tripoli airport which the airline said killed more than 100 people on Wednesday, an airport official said.

[Propwash]

If RWY 09 (THR Elev 262') was in use(?) the 'only' straight in IAP is a 2 Locator (TW an D).

MDA (H) 620' (358')
Min (CAT D) VIS req. 1600m (ALS out: 2000m)

[Propwash]

On scene pictures HERE (Nieuwsblad.be)

[cnc]

is it 5A-ONF?

[Zorba]

Sad

[regi]

I received just yesterday an advertising from Airstop
http://www.airstop.be
to fly with Afriqiyah to Johannesburg for 368 euro.
I was immediately arranging a quick meeting at J'Burg and Cape Town .
Maybe I better stay at my desk and do it by phone and email for the time being.

You can call me whatever you want but normally I was on that plane next week...This crash came too close to me.

[YYZ727]

VRT radio 1 just reported that the plane was supposed to continue its flight to London & BRU after a stop in Tripoli (don(t know if this is correct, i never saw an Afriqiyah 330 at BRU). It is assumed that Belgians were aboard....

[YYZ727]

the VRT news website now reports that no Belgians were aboard, but that 62 of the pax onboard the ill-fated 330 were supposed to continue on to BRU...

[Zorba]

VRT radio 1 just reported that the plane was supposed to continue its flight to London & BRU after a stop in Tripoli (don(t know if this is correct, i never saw an Afriqiyah 330 at BRU). It is assumed that Belgians were aboard....

BBC reported it would go to London Gatwick, no stop in BRU was foreseen.

[Airbus A330]

Very sad !

@ YYZ727 : Afriqiyah already deployed twice one of their A330 to BRU. The first time, a Monday in November (if I remember correctly) and the second time 2-3 weeks ago.

Is the registration of the A330 already known ?