Flights to several Russian cities temporarily halted
Flights from Baku to several Russian cities are suspended from December 28 due to safety concerns. Affected passengers can request a full refund or free ticket exchange.
Following preliminary findings from the investigation into the crash of Azerbaijan Airlines' Embraer 190 flight J2-8243 (Baku-Grozny), which suggest physical and technical external interference, the Azerbaijan State Civil Aviation Agency has decided to suspend flights from Baku to several Russian cities starting December 28, 2024.
The affected destinations include:
Earlier, on December 25, AZAL announced the suspension of flights to Grozny and Makhachkala.
For safety reasons, the suspension also extends to flights operated by other airlines on these routes.
Passengers holding tickets for these flights are entitled to either a full refund or a free ticket exchange.
AZAL has released the crew list for flight J2-8243, which crashed in Aktau today.
Farid Huseynov, Head of the AZAL Press Department, has confirmed that a total of 67 people were on board the plane involved in the recent incident, including 62 passengers and 5 crew members.
The Kremlin has declined to comment on the Azerbaijani Airlines plane crash in Kazakhstan, saying that they are waiting for the official investigation results.
The second black box from the Azerbaijan Airlines crash near Aktau has been recovered, aiding ongoing investigation efforts.
AZAL flight J2-8717 returned to Baku due to Makhachkala airspace closure. The plane landed safely; updates on Russia flights to follow.
AZAL to compensate injured passengers and families of victims from the December 25 Embraer 190 crash in Kazakhstan.
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