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Azerbaijan Airlines suspended flights to eight additional Russian airports after a flight from Azerbaijan’s capital Baku to Grozny in Russia crashed “due to physical and technical external interference”, the airline said.
Reports suggest that a Russian anti-aircraft missile perhaps responsible for the disaster.
In a post on X, the airline company noted that flights from Baku to eight Russian airports have been suspended since December 28. This announcement comes in addition to the previous suspension of flights between Baku and two other Russian airports.
“This decision, made in accordance with the Azerbaijan State Administration of Civil Aviation, is based on the preliminary results of the investigation into the crash of the Embraer 190 on the flight Baku-Grozny J2-8243 of Azerbaijan Airlines due to physical and technical external interference and considers the potential risks to the safety of the flight will remain in effect until the final investigation is completed,” the airline explained in a statement on X.
Evidence-gathering efforts are underway at the crash site of an Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) passenger plane near Aktau, Kazakhstan, on December 27, 2024. (Meiramgul Kussainova/Anadolu via Getty Images)
“It should be noted that on December 25, AZAL decided to suspend flights from Baku to Grozny and Makhachkala,” the publication stated.
The airline previously reported that there were 62 passengers and five crew members on the flight. Reports indicate that only 29 survived.
Preliminary results of Azerbaijan’s investigation into the fatal incident suggest that the aircraft was hit by a Russian anti-aircraft missile or shrapnel from such a missile, according to individuals familiar with the investigation. The Wall Street Journal.
Emergency responders work at the crash site of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane near the western Kazakh city of Aktau on December 25, 2024. (ISSA TAZHENBAYEV/AFP via Getty Images)
Fox News Digital has reached out to the Information and Press Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry for comment.
A source familiar with the Azerbaijan investigation he told Reuters that preliminary results showed that the aircraft was hit by the Russian Pantsir-S anti-aircraft defense system — the electronic warfare systems paralyzed communications as the plane approached Grozny, the source said, according to the newspaper.
Emergency responders work at the crash site of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane near the western Kazakh city of Aktau on December 25, 2024. (ISSA TAZHENBAYEV/AFP via Getty Images)
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“No one claims that it was done on purpose. However, taking into account the established facts, Baku expects the Russian side to admit the downing of the Azerbaijani plane,” the source said, according to Reuters.
