Head of the misfortune airline
The authorities are intervening in the event of the plane crash in Colombia: Gustavo Vargas, head of the disaster airline LaMia, has been arrested. In addition, two other employees of the airline were arrested in the Bolivian Santa Cruz, as the prosecutor reported. Previously, offices had been searched.
The charter company is accused of having had too little fuel for the flight from Santa Cruz to the Colombian city of Medellín. The machine crashed on 28 November, 71 people died. The Brazilian football team Chapecoense was on their way to the final game of the South American Cup against Atlético Nacional.
The investigations focus on why the crash could occur, for example, if a necessary tank stop was simply not inserted. The flight time was calculated at around 4:20 hours, which corresponds approximately to the range of the machine of the type Avro RJ85 to Medellín. It is, however, stipulated that fuel quantities must be well above the calculated flight time, eg to land at other airports.
Bolivia's Defense Minister, Reymi Ferreira, blamed the deceased pilot and co-owner on Monday. "The pilot has violated the flight protocol. There was an economic criterion to save costs that caused the tragedy."
The team flew to Buenos Aires on 11 November after the World Cup qualifier against Brazil (0: 3) in Belo Horizonte. The flight lasted 4:04 hours, the machine can fly with full tank 4:22 hours. The report referred to the rules of the authorities in Argentina who demand at least 45 minutes on board the calculated flight time on board to have a buffer.
The charter company is accused of having had too little fuel for the flight from Santa Cruz to the Colombian city of Medellín. The machine crashed on 28 November, 71 people died. The Brazilian football team Chapecoense was on their way to the final game of the South American Cup against Atlético Nacional.
License withdrawn
On Tuesday, the German press agency had telephoned with the head of LaMia, but he had rejected a comment on the allegations, in another attempts went another person on the phone. The Bolivian government has revoked LaMia's license.The investigations focus on why the crash could occur, for example, if a necessary tank stop was simply not inserted. The flight time was calculated at around 4:20 hours, which corresponds approximately to the range of the machine of the type Avro RJ85 to Medellín. It is, however, stipulated that fuel quantities must be well above the calculated flight time, eg to land at other airports.
Bolivia's Defense Minister, Reymi Ferreira, blamed the deceased pilot and co-owner on Monday. "The pilot has violated the flight protocol. There was an economic criterion to save costs that caused the tragedy."
Also with Messi the fuel was probably scarce
It is also determined against representatives of the Air Safety Authority why the flight schedule has been approved. Also on a charter flight of the Argentine national team with Lionel Messi on board the misfortune aircraft has fueled too little fuel. The portal "Folha de São Paulo" reported on data from "FlightRadar 24h", which analyzes flight movements.The team flew to Buenos Aires on 11 November after the World Cup qualifier against Brazil (0: 3) in Belo Horizonte. The flight lasted 4:04 hours, the machine can fly with full tank 4:22 hours. The report referred to the rules of the authorities in Argentina who demand at least 45 minutes on board the calculated flight time on board to have a buffer.
Remarkable fair play gesture
After the crash event, the Brazilian football club AF Chapecoense was named the title holder of this year's South America Cup, the Copa Sudamericana. This was communicated by the South American Football Association Conmebol. A request from the final opponent Atlético Nacional was granted. For this special form of fair play, he receives a premium of one million dollars. Chapecoense gets two million US dollar prize money.Share This:
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