Israel's largest airline cancels flights to Russia after plane crash in Kazakhstan
Illustrative photo: El Al Airlines has canceled flights to Moscow (Getty Images)
Israel's El Al national airline has suspended flights to Russia. The decision was made after the plane crash in Kazakhstan, according to 9 kanal Israel.
It is noted that flights between Tel Aviv and Moscow will not be operated over the next week.
“Reassessment of the situation will be carried out next week, then a decision will be made on the resumption of flights and passengers will be notified soon,” the company's press service said.
Airplane crash in Kazakhstan
On the morning of December 25, an Embraer 190 passenger plane of the AZAL airline crashed in Kazakhstan. There were 67 people on board. According to the latest information, 38 people died in the crash.
It is known that the plane was en route from Baku to Grozny. According to media reports, the plane could have been shot down in Grozny, where drones had been shot down before, so it was unable to land. As a result, the Embraer 190 crashed near the city of Aktau.
According to Euronews, Azerbaijan has confirmed that the crash was caused by a Russian missile.
