Plane crash emphasises Russian poor safety record, regional woes
Al Jazeera
Plane crashes are not uncommon in Russia, and Tuesday’s tragedy in a remote region has spurred calls for solutions.
A plane crash in Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula emblematises the nation’s deteriorating aviation safety record and a much bigger problem of its gigantic Far East region that faces depopulation despite its mineral riches, according to experts. All 22 passengers and six crew on board the An-28 aircraft, including two children, died after the aircraft crashed into a rock that towers over the Sea of Okhotsk in northwestern Kamchatka, Russia’s volcano-studded Pacific peninsula, on a foggy, cloudy Tuesday afternoon. Most of the bodies have been fished out of the frigid waters.
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