Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) confirmed (25/26/27-Dec-2024) the crash of an Embraer E190 aircraft near Aktau on 25-Dec-2024. The aircraft was operating from Baku to Grozny with 62 passengers and five crew, of whom 38 lost their lives. AZAL suspended Baku–Grozny and Baku–Makhachkala services on 25-Dec-2024 and also suspended services from Baku to Mineralnye Vody, Nizhny Novgorod, Samara, Saratov, Sochi, Ufa, Vladikavkaz and Volgograd, effective from 28-Dec-2024 until completion of the final investigation. AZAL stated the suspension of the routes was based on preliminary results of the…