On December 29, local time, Azerbaijani President Aliyev signed a decree,The three crew members who died in the recent crash were posthumously awarded the title of "hero". According to the decree, the three crew members of Azerbaijan Airlines who unfortunately died in the crash on the 25th were awarded posthumously.The title of "National Hero of Azerbaijan". In addition, two injured crew members were awarded"Rashadat" first class medal.


△Azerbaijani President Aliyev (data map)

In an interview with Azerbaijani TV on the 29th, Aliyev highly praised the crew's performance in the air crash. He said: "In order to save the lives of passengers, they showed extraordinary courage and eventually 29 people survived." Earlier on the 29th, a memorial service for the three deceased crew members was held at the Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Baku, the capital of Afghanistan. Aliyev and his wife attended.

On the 25th, an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane flying from Baku to Grozny, Russia, crashed on the outskirts of Aktau, a city in western Kazakhstan. There were 62 passengers and 5 crew members on board, 38 of whom died.