This crash further worsened the already critical situation that had been facing West Caribbean Airways . Only 5 months later , the airline suffered another fatal and even deadlier accident when on 16 August 2005 , flight 708 , a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 , crashed in Venezuela killing all 160 people on board . The airline ceased operations in October the same year
flight 708
West Caribbean Airways Flight 708
West Caribbean Airways Flight 9955