A Ukraine Airlines plane suffering technical difficulties has crashed near Tehran airport, Iranian media report A passenger plane carrying 180 people bound for the Ukrainian capital Kiev has crashed a few minutes after taking off from Tehran’s main international airport, Iranian media reports say. The Boeing 737-800 operated by Ukrainian International Airlines took off from Imam Khomeini international airport at 6.12am Tehran time and went down about eight minutes later, according to flight tracking websites. Continue reading... |