Seven surviving passengers from the Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) aircraft that crashed in Aktau, Kazakhstan, have been brought to Baku, AZAL President Samir Rzayev told Report.
According to Samir Rzayev, passengers in grave condition will be transported to Azerbaijan by the Ministry of Emergency Situations' amphibious aircraft and will be taken to the hospital by ambulances.
An AZAL passenger aircraft operating the Baku-Grozny flight crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan on December 25. Of the 67 people on board the airliner, 42 were citizens of Azerbaijan, 16 of Russia, 6 of Kazakhstan, and 3 of Kyrgyzstan. Thirty-eight of them died, while 29 survived.
President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree declaring a day of mourning in the country following the numerous loss of lives.
At the same time, by order of the head of state, a State Commission headed by Prime Minister Ali Asadov was established to investigate the causes of the plane crash.
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