UP to 150 people are feared dead after a plane carrying holidaymakers crashed on take-off.
UP to 150 people are feared dead after a plane carrying holidaymakers crashed on take-off.
The MD80 jet, which was carrying 164 passengers, including two babies, and nine crew members swerved off the runway at Madrid Airport and burst into flames.
The plane - Spanair flight JK5022 - was bound for Las Palmas in the Canary Islands.
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