In January 2020, a passenger aircraft crashed in Iran soon after taking off from Tehran's Imam Khomeini airport killing about 170 people onboard. The airplane belongs to

Correct — B, Ukraine International Airlines. On 8 January 2020, Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752, a Boeing 737-800 bound for Kyiv, was brought down by Iranian air-defence missiles minutes after take-off from Tehran's Imam Khomeini airport, killing all 176 people on board. Iran later admitted it had downed the aircraft by mistake amid heightened tensions with the United States.

Why the others are wrong

• (a)
  Qatar Airways — Qatar Airways had no involvement in the January 2020 Tehran crash.
• (c)
  Singapore Airlines — No Singapore Airlines aircraft was involved in this incident.
• (d)
  Cathay Pacific — The Hong Kong carrier had no connection to Flight PS752.

Flight PS752 was a Ukraine International Airlines service from Tehran to Kyiv, downed on 8 January 2020 by two Iranian surface-to-air missiles during a period of Iran-US military tension. It was one of the year's major aviation disasters.

Key facts

• Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 was downed on 8 January 2020.
• It was a Boeing 737-800 en route from Tehran to Kyiv.
• All 176 people aboard were killed.
• Iran admitted its air defences had shot the aircraft down 'by mistake'.

Common traps

• Guessing a Gulf carrier because the crash occurred in Iran.
• Overlooking that the aircraft was Ukrainian and bound for Kyiv.

No directly related past PYQ was found.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 (January 2020) was brought down over which country?

  • (a)Iraq
  • (b)Iran
  • (c)Ukraine
  • (d)Turkey
  Answer(b) Iran — shortly after take-off from Tehran.
• practice — not a real PYQ

  Flight PS752 was an aircraft made by which manufacturer?

  • (a)Airbus
  • (b)Boeing
  • (c)Embraer
  • (d)Bombardier
  Answer(b) Boeing — a 737-800.