Narrative:
Passengers of a Libyan Airlines Airbus A330-202 were injured in a Grad rocket attack at the Tripoli-Mitiga International Airport, Libya. The aircraft had just landed as flight LN1275 and passengers were disembarking when shells hit the airport.
Photos show what appear to be minor shrapnel damage to the aircraft.
» Flightaware LN1275
» libyaobserver.ly
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 1 September 2019 |
| Time: | 01:00 |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-202 |
| Operator: | Libyan Airlines |
| Registration: | 5A-LAU |
| MSN: | 1543 |
| First flight: | 2014-06-12 (5 years 3 months) |
| Engines: | 2 General Electric CF6-80E1A4 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Tripoli-Mitiga International Airport (MJI) ( Libya)
|
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Int'l Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Madinah-Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED/OEMA), Saudi Arabia |
| Tripoli-Mitiga International Airport (MJI/HLLM), Libya | |
| Flightnumber: | LN1275 |
Passengers of a Libyan Airlines Airbus A330-202 were injured in a Grad rocket attack at the Tripoli-Mitiga International Airport, Libya. The aircraft had just landed as flight LN1275 and passengers were disembarking when shells hit the airport.
Photos show what appear to be minor shrapnel damage to the aircraft.
Sources:
» www.mbs.news» Flightaware LN1275
» libyaobserver.ly
Photos
Video, social media
#Libya- photos of wounded passengers evacuated, damage caused to Libyan Airlines Airbus A330 in overnight shelling of Mitiga International Airport, #Tripoli pic.twitter.com/BkYYcdEjVj
— Oded Berkowitz (@Oded121351) September 1, 2019
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Madinah-Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport to Tripoli-Mitiga International Airport as the crow flies is 2713 km (1696 miles).
Distance from Madinah-Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport to Tripoli-Mitiga International Airport as the crow flies is 2713 km (1696 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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