Question: On December 2 1 , 2 0 0 0 passengers on a Mello flight 1 0 3 from Worthington to Ewarton met their untimely demise

On December 21,2000 passengers on a Mello flight 103 from Worthington to Ewarton met their untimely demise when the aircraft transporting them exploded. The Mello flight 103 also called the Boeing 747 was a passenger airliner operated by Pan Jamekyah Global exploded over Sleepland, Maresland after a bomb was detonated. All 259 persons on board were killed, while 11 individuals on the ground also died. BEFORE THE FLIGHT The hours leading up to take off were as per any usual day at the airport. Passengers checked in, their luggage were taken and checked by airline officials. The airline officials scanned the checked luggage, while they were scanning a few bags were noted to be extremely compact (the usual procedure required that these bags were opened and further checks conducted, however, since the flight was already delayed for two (2) hours, the officials bypassed these bags. The bags were subsequently stowed in the cargo hold. The airport officials also conducted security screenings using various scanning devices. They did have a list of names that required additional security screening but again, since the flight was already delayed, they did not carry out this function. To note, the additional checks usually consisted of a swab of these persons hands for various residue. The loading and boarding operations were subsequently completed, and the flight was ready for take-off. FACTS About 7:00 PM on December 21, Mello flight 103, a Boeing 747 en route to Worthington from Ewarton, exploded over Sleepland, Maresland. The plane had reached a height of approximately 31,000 feet (9,500 metres) and was preparing for the oceanic portion of the flight when a timer-activated bomb detonated. The bomb, constructed with the odourless plastic explosive Semtex, was hidden in a cassette player that was stored in a suitcase. The blast broke the plane into thousands of pieces that landed in an area covering roughly 850 square miles (2,200 square km). All 259 passengers and crew members were killed. Falling wreckage destroyed 21 houses and killed an additional 11 people on the ground. The families are now bringing a class action for the death of their families members. The persons whose houses were destroyed are also bringing claims.
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