Kazakhstan will conduct an unscheduled inspection of the
technical condition of airports and aircraft, placing them under special
control. Kazakh Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov issued several directives to
strengthen aviation security during a meeting of the Interdepartmental
Commission on Prevention of Offenses today. This initiative will include checks
on domestic airline flight crews’ qualifications, permits, and competence. To
promptly respond to air accidents, the Prime Minister emphasized the need to
enhance the mechanism for emergency rescue operations and ensure the
coordinated work of interested government agencies. He also stressed the
importance of developing recommendations to prevent such disasters. During the
meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Kanat Bozumbayev reported on the Government
Commission’s work at the plane crash site near Aktau off the agenda. It was
revealed that the Ministry of Transport is actively collaborating with the Government
of Azerbaijan. Aviation authorities from Brazil and representatives from
Embraer are expected to arrive tomorrow. A local state of emergency is
currently in effect in the Tupkaragan district. Following President
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s instructions, complete medical care is being provided
to the victims of the plane crash, and support is being offered to their
relatives and friends. Over the past few days, more than a thousand calls have
been received on the hotline.
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