Both pilots survived. The five people killed were in a van carrying aircraft cleaners and a car beyond the fence, the NTSB said at its first briefing on the Amazon Air crash.
Global Affairs Canada now warns of flight disruptions in Indonesia. Eight airports closed Sunday, 1,558 flights were hit, and Soekarno-Hatta stayed shut Monday. No direct Canada–Indonesia flights, so the risk for Toronto travellers is the onward connection.
A Boeing 767 freighter operated by 21 Air for Amazon overran Miami International Airport’s diagonal runway at about 2 p.m. Sunday, struck multiple vehicles and caught fire. Miami-Dade officials have confirmed five people were killed and five injured; the two crew survived. The NTSB is investigating and no cause has been established.
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