Washington DC: A major plane accident took place in America, in which a passenger plane of the world’s largest airline American Airlines collided with an Black hawk army helicopter. This accident happened late Wednesday night near Washington DC, after which both the planes fell into the Potomac River
19 bodies recovered till now
👉 Relief and rescue operations are going on after the accident.
👉 There were a total of 64 passengers on the plane.
👉 So far 19 bodies have been recovered from the river.
👉 Investigation into the causes of the accident has been started.
American Airlines: The world’s largest and busiest airline
✅ American Airlines operates more than 5,000 flights daily.
✅ It was founded on 15 April 1926 and its headquarters is in Fort Worth, Texas.
✅ This airline flies to 353 destinations.
✅ It is the world’s largest airline in terms of scheduled passengers, revenue passenger miles and daily flights.
✅ In 2013, it merged with US Airways.
World’s busiest airlines, America’s dominance
✈ American Airlines – 5,483 flights (per day)
✈ Delta Airlines – 4,629 flights
✈ United Airlines – 4,213 flights
✈ Southwest Airlines – 4,080 flights
✈ Ryanair (Ireland) – 3,098 flights
✈ China Eastern Airlines – 2,144 flights
✈ China Southern Airlines – 2,052 flights
India’s Indigo included in top 10
India’s Indigo Airlines is also included in this list and it is at number eight.
🚀 IndiGo operates 1,853 flights daily.
Big difference in aviation capacity between India and America
🛫 America has more than 14,000 airports, while in India this number is around 150.
🛫 India has a population of 1.4 billion, but we have only 500 aircraft.
🛫 America has a population of 33 crores, but only its fourth largest airline (Southwest) has more than 1,000 aircraft.
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