Plane crash: What do we know so far about jet re-routing and crashing in Kazakhstan? | DW News

Authorities are investigating what caused an Azerbaijani Airlines passenger jet to crash in Kazakhstan, killing at least 38 people. The plane was supposed to travel a very different route from Azerbaijan's capital Baku to Grozny in Russia. Yet it flew off-course across the Caspian Sea and circled in the air over Aktau, Kazakhstan, before eventually crashing there. Remarkably, more than two-dozen people on board survived. Chapter Breakdown 0:00 Investigation underway into plane crash 1:58 Bakhyt Toptayeva, Journalist in Astana, on Kazakhstan authorities' investigation 4:35 Richard Levy, Aviation consultant, on possible factors causing plane to re-route and crash 9:14 Stephen Wright, Head of Aviation and Transport at the Technological University Dublin, on why the plane's black box will shed light on the crash #kazakhstanplanecrash #azerbaijaniairlines #planecrash For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ For more news, analysis and background information on the German election 2025 go to our dedicated page: https://www.dw.com/en/german-election-2025/t-70794502 Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1