Kazakhstan plane crash: Azerbaijan Airlines confirmed {that a} plane crashed in Kazakhstan as a result of bodily and technical deficiencies, killing 38 of the 67 passengers on board. According to Reuters report, Azerbaijan Airlines’ Embraer 190 flight crashed close to Aktau Airport in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day.
A day after the incident, information got here out {that a} Russian surface-to-air missile may have been the reason behind the accident. A professional-government Azerbaijani web site, citing unnamed officers, stated a Pantsir-S air protection missile downed the plane. Video from the crash website confirmed harm from missile shrapnel on components of the plane. However, the Kremlin has rejected this.
irregular conduct of plane
Online flight monitoring web site Flightradar24 reported that the plane confronted GPS associated issues throughout the flight. In addition, a sudden drop and fluctuation in the altitude of the plane was additionally recorded earlier than the accident. Speaking to Reuters, a passenger stated there was a loud explosion as they approached Grozny. Passenger Subhonkul Rakhimov stated, “I assumed the plane was going to interrupt up. After the explosion, an uncommon change in the conduct of the plane was seen.
Azerbaijan Airlines flights will stay closed from December 28
On this matter, Azerbaijan Airlines has stated that till the investigation of the plane accident is accomplished, all flights going in the direction of Russia will stay cancelled. According to the Azerbaijan State Civil Aviation Agency, “making an allowance for the preliminary outcomes of the investigation of the accident of the Embraer 8243 plane working Baku-Grozny flight J190-2 of Azerbaijan Airlines, flights from Baku to various airports in Russia shall be suspended in December. Will be closed from twenty eighth.
The preliminary outcomes of the investigations into the security of flights and the crash of the “Embraer 190” plane, numbered J2-8243, carried out by the “Azerbaijan Air Airlines” airline firm, shall be seen… pic.twitter.com/gEsg0UZZQv
— AZAL – Azerbaijan Airlines (@azalofficial) December 27, 2024
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