ANKARA (AA) - A plane carrying 72 passengers crashed near Medellin in Columbia while en route from Santa Cruz city in Bolivia on Tuesday, according to Columbian airport authorities.
The official Twitter account of the Jose Maria Cordova International Airport in Rionegro said the passengers included members of the Brazilian football club Chapecoense and nine crew.
The Flightradar24.com website tweeted that flight “#LMI2933 was operated by a LAMIA Bolivia British Aerospace Avro RJ85, reg. CP-2933. The aircraft first flew in 1999.”
The team was due to play in the final of the South American club cup against Medellin team Atletico Nacional.