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Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2 8243 was flying from Baku’s Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD) to Grozny Airport (GRZ) in Russia’s Chechnya. The 301-mile flight was forced to divert to Aqtau International Airport (SCO) due to bad weather, but crashed during landing.
Flight #J28243 that crashed near Aktau Airport in Kazakhstan is an Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer ERJ-190 with registration 4K-AZ65.#J28243 took off from Baku at 03:55 UTC time and was flying to Grozny. The aircraft was exposed to strong GPS jamming which made the aircraft… pic.twitter.com/rM1Q0jmMPt
— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) December 25, 2024
The Embraer E190 aircraft was carrying 62 passengers and five crew members. Reuters reports that 38 people have been confirmed dead with many others injured. The aircraft attempted to land and missed the runway, which caused it to break apart and catch fire.
Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer ERJ-190AR (4K-AZ65) passenger plane traveling from Baku to Grozny crashes near Aktau, Kazakhstan earlier today. There were 72 occupants including five crew members.
Six survivors are in critical condition. Pending any official confirmation,… pic.twitter.com/cjRzOrPzQ8
— FL360aero (@fl360aero) December 25, 2024
Initial reports suggest that a bird strike might have caused the crash. Others are speculating that GPS jamming or Russian air defenses accidentally shot it down.
❗️ Breaking: Footage from inside the airplane (Azerbaijan Airlines) a few moments before it crashed in Aktau
According to Russian media, one of the passengers threw these images to his wife as soon as he realized that the plane was falling. In the video you can hear people… pic.twitter.com/GKne8Rjlvd
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) December 25, 2024
One passenger sent video to his wife from inside the aircraft when he realized something was wrong. Investigations are obviously ongoing to determine the exact cause of this tragedy.
Anthony’s Take: What sad news on Christmas. My condolences to all who lost loved ones and wishes for quick healing to the survivors.
(Featured Image Credit: @fl360aero via X.)
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