Baku airport dismantles Christmas tree after plane crash in Aktau

New Year's tree is being dismantled at the Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Baku for the day of mourning after the plane crash in Kazakhstan. This is reported on December 25 in Telegram-channel "Sputnik Azerbaijan".

"New Year's tree is being removed at Baku airport in connection with the crash of AZAL airplane in Kazakhstan," the publication said.

Tragedy in Aktau: Baku-Grozny passenger plane crashed

A fire started at the scene and there are survivors

An Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane traveling on the Baku-Grozny route crashed near the Kazakh city of Aktau earlier in the day. After the crash, the plane caught fire, the fire was extinguished. Preliminary, the cause of the fall of the plane could be a collision with a flock of birds. After the crash, a criminal case was opened under the article "Violation of safety rules in the operation of vehicles, resulting in the death of two or more persons by negligence".

December 25, Azerbaijan Airlines published a list of passengers of the plane crashed near Aktau, it includes 62 people. It is known that 32 people survived the crash. The separation of the tail part of the plane in Aktau was a possible reason for saving the lives of many passengers.

In the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) "Izvestia" reported that there were no organized groups of Russian tourists on board the crashed aircraft Azerbaijan Airlines. The Ministry of Transport of Kazakhstan reported that 16 Russians were on the plane. The Russian Embassy in the Republic reported that 10 of them survived and were hospitalized. The Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations has opened a hotline.