A former British Airways stewardess who was training to be a pilot died after the light aircraft she was travelling in crashed after running out of fuel on a cross-country flight in the US, according to a report in the Daily Telegraph.
Jaskinder Samara, 21, was killed when the rented plane plunged into the ground a few miles from an airfield in Georgia, where the pilot, who was also killed, was trying to make an emergency landing.
Four British tourists and two Peruvian pilots died when a light aircraft they were flying in over a UNESCO World Heritage Site crash landed, killing everyone on board.
The four holidaymakers had booked the tourist flight to see Peru’s famous Nazca Lines, ancient etchings in the desert, which are best viewed from the air.
The crash is the latest in a series of disasters in Peru, which have led the UK Foreign Office to warn tourists about air safety in the country. It says all aircraft flying tourists over the Nazca Lines must have a co-pilot on board, be able to seat at least eight passengers and two crew members and be no more than 15 years old.
By Linsey McNeill
