February 14, 2008 - 15:01 AMT
Zvartnots operating in customary regime
Zvartnots International Airport started operating in customary regime at 11 a.m., General. Department of Civil Aviation (GDCA) Spokesperson Gayane Davtyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.
The Armenian specialists proceeded to decoding of flight recorders.
The plane carrying 21 people has crashed on takeoff from Armenia's capital, but there were no deaths.
The plane, a Canadair CRJ-100, was heading for Minsk, Belarus, when it flipped over on the runway at Zvartnots Airport and burst into flames. There were 18 passengers and three crew members aboard.
The plane belonged to Belarus' Belavia Airlines.