An Azerbaijan Airways Embraer 190 crashed on Christmas Day close to the town of Aktau, Kazakhstan, killing 30 individuals, whereas 28 have to date been rescued alive.
The Ministry of Emergencies confirmed that of the 67 individuals on board (62 passengers and 5 crew members), a minimum of 28 individuals survived and have been taken to hospital. Two youngsters had been injured within the crash of the Azerbaijan Airways airplane, Kazakhstan's Commissioner for Youngsters's Rights, Dinara Zakiyeva, stated in a put up.
“Two youngsters have been taken to hospital. Two ladies, born in 2013 and 2008, are receiving the mandatory medical consideration,” he wrote on Instagram.
Flight #J28243 that crashed close to Aktau Airport in Kazakhstan is an Azerbaijan Airways Embraer ERJ-190 with registration 4K-AZ65.#J28243 took off from Baku at 03:55 UTC time and was flying to Grozny. The plane was uncovered to sturdy GPS jamming which made the plane… pic.twitter.com/rM1Q0jmMPt
— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) December 25, 2024
Russia's aviation watchdog stated in an announcement that preliminary info suggests the pilot determined to make an emergency touchdown after putting a fowl.
“The airplane that had departed from Baku to Grozny crashed close to Akhtau. This airplane belongs to Azerbaijan Airways,” the Ministry of Transport of Kazakhstan stated in an announcement.
The chronicle of the air tragedy
The plane, flight quantity J2-8243, had taken off from Baku, Azerbaijan, certain for Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, however was pressured to make an emergency touchdown three kilometers from the town of Aktau.
Flight information from FlightRadar24.com confirmed the airplane had uncommon altitude fluctuations and course modifications shortly earlier than the crash, whereas the company later reported on Platform X that the airplane was experiencing “heavy GPS interference,” which induced inaccuracies within the flight information ADS-B, which assist find and observe plane. The Related Press notes that previously Russia has been accused of jamming GPS transmissions within the wider area.
Supply: Nation
