Turkish and Iranian officials said there were eight passengers and three crew aboard the plane which crashed in the south of Iran while flying from Sharjah to Istanbul. The reports, carried by the Hurriyet daily and several Turkish TV channels, said the Bombardier Challenger 604 private plane belonged to the Basaran Holding company of Mina’s father Huseyin. The 28-year-old had become a board member of her father’s company already in 2013, Turkish reports said. Reza Jafarzadeh, head of the Iran Civil Aviation Organisation, confirmed the plane had eight passengers and three crew members on board. Hurriyet said the plane had two female pilots and a crew member, meaning all those on board are women.

Source: New Strait Times March 11, 2018 23:37 UTC