Two Armenians - citizens of Georgia - were killed in the crash of Airzena Georgian Airways’ aircraft, which served the UN mission in Congo.

Deputy Director of Airzena air company told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter that captain Alexey Hovhannisyan and technician Albert Manukyan are among those killed in the crash.

All 33 people on board of the plane – citizens of various countries, including Russia and Kazakhstan, have died.

Spokesperson for Airzena air company Nino Giorgobiani confirmed the fact of the airplane crash earlier. “Because of heavy rain and wind, the aircraft struck the runway, broke up and caught fire while landing,” she said.

According to Giorgobiani, only bad weather could serve as a reason for the catastrophe. “We have been serving the UN mission for three years, and the aircraft underwent the last inspection on December 22. It had no problems,” she said.