Small Plane Crashes Near Dubai’s Busy Airport, Killing 4

A small plane involved in upgrading a runway at Dubai International Airport crashed on Thursday night, May 16, killing four people.
Small Plane Crashes Near Dubai’s Busy Airport, Killing 4
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—A small plane involved in upgrading a runway at Dubai International Airport crashed on Thursday night, May 16, killing four people and halting traffic at the world’s busiest airport for international travel for nearly an hour.

Authorities gave no explanation for what caused the crash of the Diamond DA62 aircraft with a tail number belonging to Flight Calibrations Service Ltd. of Shoreham, England.