How brave pilots battled to save Russian missile-blasted jet as crew told terrified passengers ‘everything will be fine’ A BRAVE flight attendant of the doomed missile-blasted jet told terrified passengers that "everything will be fine".
Crew, including Captain Igor Kshnyakin and co-pilot Aleksandr Kalyaninov, desperately tried to save the plane after it was reportedly fatally struck by a missile over Chechnya, Russia.
Sadly, the carrier confirmed the pilots and the chief flight attendant were among the 38 of the 67 on board who have died.
The family of Aliyeva have now paid tribute to the "cheerful person" saying “she always told us to be proud of her”.
Azerbaijan Airlines published the name of its five crew members after recovering the bodies of the three who died.
