Aftermath
Artyom Movsesyan, the general director of the General Department of Civil Aviation of Armenia stated that 10 people were hospitalized with various injuries including burns and concussions. Gevorg Abramian, a spokesman for the airport said that none of the injuries appeared to be life-threatening. A local official also confirmed that there were no fatalities, and stated that 4 people were taken to hospital with serious burns. Gayane Davtyan also stated that nearly everyone on board received burns of various degrees. A list of 6 injured passengers and their respective injuries was subsequently published by A1+.
Yerevan’s Zvartnots airport was temporarily closed after the crash, which took place at 4:15 am local time. As of 10:30 local time, the airport was still closed while arrivals were being diverted to Gyumri's Shirak Airport. The first plane expected to land at Zvartnots was from Tehran at 11:30 local time.
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