The heartbreaking last words of a flight attendant have been revealed after an Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashed on Christmas Day, reportedly downed by a Russian missile. Hokuma Aliyeva valiantly comforted passengers as the plane was struck over Chechnya, Russia, before ultimately crashing in Kazakhstan. Aliyeva's family paid tribute to the 'cheerful' flight attendant, while Azerbaijan authorities claim 'external interference' caused the fatal crash.
These are the heartbreaking last words of a flight attendant on board the doomed Azerbaijan Airlines plane that was reportedly shot down by a Russian missile on Christmas Day . Chief flight attendant Hokuma Aliyeva has been praised for valiantly comforting passengers while pilot Captain Igor Kshnyakin and co-pilot Aleksandr Kalyaninov desperately tried to save the plane after it was struck over Chechnya, Russia.
The pilots bravely flew Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8432 out of Russian airspace and into Kazakhstan before it crashed. Meanwhile, the flight attendant's voice could be heard over the tannoy while she attempted to calm the passengers. In one clip, the flight attendant could be heard telling those onboard: 'Everything will be fine', as passengers look around the aircraft in distress. It has now been confirmed that Aliyeva was among the 38 of the 67 on board who died. Aliyeva's family have since paid tribute to the 'cheerful' flight attendant, adding that 'she always told us to be proud of her'. It comes after Azerbaijan today said that it had found 'external interference' was responsible for the fatal crash amid a preliminary investigation and claims Russia downed the plane with a surface-to-air missile before trying to cover it up. Fllight attendant Hokuma Aliyeva died in the Azerbaijan Airlines crash on Christmas Day. It has now been confirmed that Aliyeva was among the 38 of the 67 on board who died. This is the horrific moment a passenger plane hit the ground in a fireball in a Christmas Day crash landing. 'Based on the opinion of experts and on the words of eyewitnesses, it can be concluded that there was external interference,' Azerbaijani's transport minister, Rashad Nabiyev, told reporters. 'It is necessary to find out from what kind of weapon,' he added, citing reports from survivors of hearing 'three explosions' as the plane was over Grozny
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