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Bek Air Flight 2100 crashes during takeoff from Almaty International Airport in Almaty, Kazakhstan, killing 13.
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Bek Air Flight 2100
2019 plane crash
Bek Air Flight 2100 was a domestic passenger flight from Almaty to Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, operated by a Fokker 100 that crashed on 27 December 2019 while taking off from Almaty International Airport. Of the 98 people on board – 93 passengers and 5 crew, 13 died in the crash and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Almaty International Airport
Busiest airport in Kazakhstan
Almaty International Airport is an international airport in Almaty, Kazakhstan. It is larger than Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) in Astana and is the main international gateway into the country. It is a principal hub of Air Astana, the national flag carrier, as…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Almaty
Largest city in Kazakhstan
Almaty, formerly Alma-Ata, is the largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population exceeding two million residents within its metropolitan area. Located in the foothills of the Trans-Ili Alatau mountains in southern Kazakhstan, near the border with Kyrgyzstan, Almaty stands as a…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Kazakhstan
Country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbekistan to the south, and Turkmenistan to the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
December 27
Day of the year
December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; four days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)