President Kocharyan calls emergency meeting on plane crash
15.02.2008,
01:08
President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan convened an emergency meeting on Thursday in connection with the crash of the plane belonging to the Belarusian “Belavia” Airlines at Yerevan’s “Zvartnots” airport.
YEREVAN, February 14. /ARKA/. President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan convened an emergency meeting on Thursday in connection with the crash of the plane belonging to the Belarusian “Belavia” Airlines at Yerevan’s “Zvartnots” airport.
The meeting was attended by the head of the presidential staff, the Prosecutor General, chiefs of the police, national security, Civil Aviation State Department, as well as the deputy foreign minister. Head of the Civil Aviation State Department Artyom Movsissyan informed the participants on the crash details: SRG-100 Canadian-made plane making a flight from Yerevan to Minsk leaned on its left wing and touched the ground setting the plane to fire.
The Aviation Security Service and the firemen managed to evacuate the 18 passengers and the crew successfully. “Those wounded received first medical aid at the airport and were later taken to hospital. Six passengers suffered minor injuries and are safe now,” Movsissyan said.
President Kocharyan instructed the law-enforcement bodies to collaborate with the aviation services in the case investigation.
The crash reasons will also be investigated by the Interstate Aviation Committee with the Belarusian and Canadian chairpersons participating.
SRG-100 plane of the Belarusian “Belavia” Airlines crashed at Yerevan’s “Zvartnots” international airport at 04:18 a.m., February 14. After taking off the plane leaned to the left, the pilot tried to turn it back to the right but the wing touched the ground. Fire started and the plane was split into two parts.
No death cases were reported. The 18 passengers and the three members of the crew were injured. Six of the wounded are still in hospital.
The 48-seat SRG-100 plane was made in Canada in 1999. The plane is owned by a German company, it is registered in Bulgaria and has been leased out to Belarus. -0-
The meeting was attended by the head of the presidential staff, the Prosecutor General, chiefs of the police, national security, Civil Aviation State Department, as well as the deputy foreign minister. Head of the Civil Aviation State Department Artyom Movsissyan informed the participants on the crash details: SRG-100 Canadian-made plane making a flight from Yerevan to Minsk leaned on its left wing and touched the ground setting the plane to fire.
The Aviation Security Service and the firemen managed to evacuate the 18 passengers and the crew successfully. “Those wounded received first medical aid at the airport and were later taken to hospital. Six passengers suffered minor injuries and are safe now,” Movsissyan said.
President Kocharyan instructed the law-enforcement bodies to collaborate with the aviation services in the case investigation.
The crash reasons will also be investigated by the Interstate Aviation Committee with the Belarusian and Canadian chairpersons participating.
SRG-100 plane of the Belarusian “Belavia” Airlines crashed at Yerevan’s “Zvartnots” international airport at 04:18 a.m., February 14. After taking off the plane leaned to the left, the pilot tried to turn it back to the right but the wing touched the ground. Fire started and the plane was split into two parts.
No death cases were reported. The 18 passengers and the three members of the crew were injured. Six of the wounded are still in hospital.
The 48-seat SRG-100 plane was made in Canada in 1999. The plane is owned by a German company, it is registered in Bulgaria and has been leased out to Belarus. -0-
