Kirmani. However, on 20 April, a Bhoja Air flight from Karachi to Islamabad crashed, killing all 127 passengers and crew aboard and completely destroying the aircraft. Closure Following the crash of Flight 213, the airline fully suspended operations for a second time on 22 April, just six weeks after their relaunch. The crash reduced their fleet size from three to two aircraft, thus, Bhoja Air were in breach of Pakistani law, which requires airlines to have at least three aircraft; Bhoja Air had lost one in the crash of Flight 213, a second was grounded, leaving only one operational aircraft. As a result, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) suspended the operating license of the airline on 29 May after a grace period, starting from the day of the crash of Flight 213. Bhoja Air was planning to lease another aircraft and resume operations by mid-August with the assistance of an unnamed foreign airline; however, these plans never came to fruition. The airline subsequently sold their remaining two aircraft and was shut down completely with the sale of their last aircraft in July 2012. All staff had their contracts terminated. Destinations Bhoja Air served the following destinations as of April 2012, when all services were suspended: Pakistan Islamabad - Benazir Bhutto International Airport Karachi - Jinnah International Airport (hub) Lahore - Allama Iqbal International Airport Multan - Multan International Airport Faisalabad - Faisalabad International Airport Bhoja also planned on launching another domestic station in Sukkur; however that did not materialise, despite being listed in the airline's website booking menu. Fleet The Bhoja Air fleet consisted of the following aircraft at the time of service being suspended in April 2012: Former fleet For a short time, Bhoja also operated a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 through Star Air Aviation to supplement its own fleet after the loss of one 737-200 in a crash. Two more leased 737-200s were never delivered due to suspension of operations. Bhoja Air previously operated the Yakovlev Yak-42. Incidents and accidents On 20 April 2012, a Boeing 737-200, operating Flight 213 and carrying 127 people on a flight from Karachi to Islamabad, crashed near Chaklala during approach, killing everyone on board. Eyewitness reports say that the aircraft was already on fire on its landing approach before it crashed, perhaps due to a strike of lightning. Initial reports suggest that as the pilots of Flight 213 attempted to land amidst rain