Manta Air confirmed the seaplane upturned and crashed at around 07:31am on Saturday
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A Manta Air seaplane crash landed outside Velana International Airport (VIA) while attempting to land on Saturday morning, leaving two of the nine people on-board injured.
Manta Air confirmed the seaplane upturned and crashed at around 07:31am on Saturday, while the aircraft was attempting to land at the VIA Seaplane Lagoon.
Nine people were aboard the Manta Air craft at the time of the accident, which included six passengers and three crew members, according to the Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF), who were also deployed to the scene following the crash. One person is reported to have dislocated a shoulder in this incident, with Manta Air confirming that all those onboard had been discharged from Tree Top Hospital and Hulhumale Hospital just before noon on Saturday.