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Azerbaijan Airlines Halts Flights to Russia After Deadly Christmas Day Crash

Amid conflicting reports and accusations, the airline cites ‘physical and technical external interference’ as the cause of the tragedy that claimed 38 lives.

Kazakhstan's Emergency Ministry Press Service via AP
In this photo released by Kazakhstan's Emergency Ministry Press Service, a rescuer search at the wreckage of Azerbaijan Airlines' Embraer 190 laying on the ground near the airport of Aktau, Kazakhstan, December 26, 2024. Kazakhstan's Emergency Ministry Press Service via AP
PERRY CHIARAMONTE
PERRY CHIARAMONTE

Azerbaijan Airlines officials say they are grounding all flights to Russia after the Christmas Day plane crash that left 38 passengers dead.

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PERRY CHIARAMONTE
PERRY CHIARAMONTE

Mr. Chiaramonte was an investigative reporter and producer at Fox News, a correspondent for the New York Post, and a news editor for the Messenger.

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