Sochi-Yerevan Flight Escaped New Crash

SOCHI-YEREVAN FLIGHT ESCAPED NEW CRASH

Panorama.am
14:45 12/01/2009

Sochi-Yerevan flight, A-320 airplane of "Armavia" company fell in
air turbulence; reports press service of the company. Only due to
the highly qualified staff a new crash has been escaped.

According to the source, being 50-70km far from Tbilisi, at 13:00,
on 11 January, A-320 fell in air turbulence because of A-380airplane,
Dubai-New York flight, which was flying straight to A-320. According
to the company the distance between the airplanes corresponded to
the international norms, but still air turbulence made the pilot to
turn left which was strong enough for the staff and the passengers
to feel that.