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Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 (PS752/AUI752) was a scheduled international passenger flight from Tehran to Kyiv, operated by Ukraine International Airlines.On 8 January 2020, the Boeing 737-800 flying the route was shot down by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) shortly after takeoff, [4] [5] [6] killing all 176 occupants on board.
The protests took place after it was revealed that Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 was shot down by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran, on the 8th of January 2020. The Boeing 737-800 operating the route was shot down shortly after takeoff from Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport ; [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] all 176 passengers ...
According to Iranian officials, 146 passengers used Iranian passports to leave Iran, [14] and most of them were heading back to Canada via Ukraine after their winter holidays. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] [ 17 ] According to Ukrainian foreign minister Vadym Prystaiko and a flight manifest released by UIA, [ 18 ] out of the 167 passengers, 82 were confirmed to ...
Iran Air Flight 655 Airbus A300B2: Persian Gulf: 290 fatalities, no survivors: April 26, 1992 Iran Air Tours: Fokker F27 Friendship 400M Saveh, Iran 39 fatalities February 8, 1993 Iran Air Tours. Iranian Air Force. Tupolev Tu-154. Sukhoi Su-24. Mehrabad International Airport: 131 fatalities: October, 1994 Iran Asseman Airlines Flight 746 ...
A Boeing 737-800 operating as Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 from Tehran, Iran to Kyiv, Ukraine, crashes shortly after takeoff from Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport, killing all 167 passengers and 9 crew. [2] Iran subsequently admits that the aircraft was mistakenly shot down by a surface-to-air missile. [3]
Iran has experienced numerous nationwide protests and civil unrest since 2016, including the 2016 Cyrus the Great Revolt, 2017–2018 Iranian protests, 2018–2019 Iranian general strikes and protests, Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 protests (in January 2020).
The crash was the fourth deadliest aviation incident in Iran behind Iran Air Flight 655 (1988), the Iran Ilyushin Il-76 crash (2003), and Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 (2020). It was also the second-deadliest aviation incident in 2009 behind Air France Flight 447. [4]
AFAIK, the missile attack on Iraqi airbase is the reason for the cancelation and rerouting of flights. This article, however, states that "Several airlines reacted to the crash by re-routing flights that flew over Iran, or cancelling flights to Iran". M4DU7 19:16, 8 January 2020 (UTC)