
SANA'A, Yemen, July 4 (UPI) -- Flights between Yemen and the Comoros Islands have been canceled by Yemenia Airways after a crash along the route, airline officials said Saturday.
Yemenia Airways said in a statement that a Sunday flight from Sana'a to the Comoros' capital, Moroni, will be the last one in the wake of Tuesday's crash of a Yemenia Airways Airbus 310 near Moroni, CNN reported.
The crash killed 141 passengers and 11 crew members, with the only survivor being a 13-year-old French girl, Bahia Basari.
Comoros Vice President Idi Nadhoim told the U.S. broadcaster the plane tried to land at the airport in Moroni and then made a U-turn before it crashed into the Indian Ocean.
CNN said French and U.S. divers were helping Saturday to search for debris and bodies after detecting a rescue beacon. Rescue workers indicated they were having a hard time reaching wreckage resting in deep waters.
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