The plane crashed almost immediately after takeoff. This is reported by CNN. According to the channel, Boeing 737 Airlines Cubana de Aviacion took off from Havana Airport Jose Marti. The plane made an internal flight from Havana to the province of Olgin. The number of the dead on board is not yet known, but the CNN source at the airport said that "there are victims". One of the eyewitnesses at the airport published a photo from the scene of the incident. On the frame you can see that black smoke is rising up near the runway.

On board there were 104 passengers, the Latin American agency Prensa Latina reports with reference to official sources. Whether there were Russians among them is not yet known. On the scene came the President of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Kanel, clarifies the agency. As noted by The Independent, the national airline Cubana de Aviacion had problems with aircraft because of economic embargo with the United States. Therefore, the company is largely forced to purchase aircraft from Russia and Europe. The article is supplemented.