Russia says Azerbaijan Airlines flight which crashed diverted amid fog and Ukrainian drone alert

by Reuters Dec 27, 2024

Russia's aviation watchdog said on Friday that an Azerbaijan Airlines plane which crashed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday had decided to reroute from its original destination in Chechnya amid dense fog and a local alert over Ukrainian drones.

Rosaviatsia, the wathdog, said that the captain of the plane had been offered other airports at which to land, but had chosen Kazakhstan's Aktau. It said that it would provide comprehensive support to Kazakh and Azerbaijani investigations looking into the crash.

Russia has said it's important to wait for an investigation to finish its work to understand what happened. Four Azerbaijani sources told Reuters on Thursday the plane had been struck by Russian air defences.

Reuters

{afn_job_title}

Similar Stories

https://www.ajot.com/images/uploads/article/Ezhou-Frankfurt.jpeg

DB Schenker launches Ezhou-Frankfurt air cargo route, strengthening Sino-Europe aviation logistics network

View Article

https://www.ajot.com/images/uploads/article/Air_Canada_Kumusta.jpg

Air Canada to launch new, non-stop service between Vancouver and Manila

View Article

Honeywell and NXP expand partnership to accelerate next-generation aviation technology

• Groundbreaking aviation collaboration designed to expedite development and adoption of enhanced software, large area cockpit displays and autonomy platform • Honeywell Anthem cockpit powered by NXP’s i.MX 8 applications…

View Article