An Airbus investigation team has completed a preliminary investigation into the crash of a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane.
The investigation team inspected the runway of Jinnah International Airport. He also visited the Air Traffic Control Tower and the Radar Control Station.
An 11-member Airbus investigation team arrived in Pakistan on Tuesday from France to investigate the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane crash.
The experts will visit the crash site in Model Colony and provide technical assistance to their Pakistani counterparts to investigate the cause of the crash.
Airbus experts are expected to carry the aircraft's black box recorder, which includes a flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder, as well as any other evidence that could be helpful in the investigation.
The team will return to France tonight at 10 a.m. after a 16-hour interrogation.
PIA's Airbus A320 crashed a few minutes before landing on May 22 in a residential area of Model Colony near Karachi Airport. The Lahore-to-Karachi flight had 99 people on board, including passengers and crew.
Only two people survived the tragedy. Earlier, other victims of the accident were buried in Karachi.
The bodies of the dead are being identified through DNA testing and will continue in the coming days, according to officials.
Preliminary investigations suggest the crash was caused by technical glitches, however, further investigations are ongoing.
Meanwhile, the injured from the accident site in Model Colony are undergoing treatment in different hospitals in Karachi.
So far, 41 bodies have been identified and handed over to relatives. The national carrier issued international and domestic tickets to the bereaved.
The bodies of the victims have been taken to their homes on a special directive from the prime minister, according to a national career spokesman. Four bodies have been shifted to Lahore and three to Islamabad.
'The PIA is engaged in a 24-hour emergency response center to assist the families of the victims,' the spokesman claimed. 'PIA has immediately started providing Rs 1 million each to the families of the victims.'
The spokesman said the survey team also began work to assess the damage to the property where the plane crashed.
According to the spokesperson, after a thorough investigation, the PIA has repeatedly appealed to them to find out the real cause of the accident.
'It is inappropriate to determine liability based on limited information and some videos,' the spokesman said.
Meanwhile, PIA is carrying out its usual repatriation missions for Pakistani nationals stranded abroad.
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