Plane crashes during demonstration flight at Dubai Air Show, pilot status unknown
Published: 21 Nov. 2025, 20:40
![The Indian Air Force's HAL Tejas performs a display flight at Al-Maktoum International Airport during the Dubai Airshow 2025 in Dubai on Nov. 20. An Indian fighter jet crashed during a flying display at the Dubai Airshow on Nov. 21. [AFP/YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2025/11/21/06bf5336-0e6d-4970-b3ee-ef824d03f111.jpg)
The Indian Air Force's HAL Tejas performs a display flight at Al-Maktoum International Airport during the Dubai Airshow 2025 in Dubai on Nov. 20. An Indian fighter jet crashed during a flying display at the Dubai Airshow on Nov. 21. [AFP/YONHAP]
A plane crashed Friday during a demonstration at the Dubai Air Show.
The Indian HAL Tejas crashed around 2:10 p.m. local time while flying a demonstration flight for a crowd.
It wasn’t immediately clear if the pilot ejected.
Black smoke rose over the Al Maktoum International Airport at Dubai World Central as a crowd of spectators watched, and sirens sounded after the crash.
The city-state’s second airport was hosting the biennial Dubai Air Show, which has seen major aircraft orders by both the long-haul carrier Emirates and its lower-cost sister airline FlyDubai.
AP
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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