OTTAWA — The head of Ukraine International Airlines is thanking Canada for its part in investigating the crash of one of its planes outside Tehran in early January. The Iranian government says the operators of a missile system mistook the civilian airliner for a hostile military plane. Among the victims, 57 passengers were Canadian citizens and 138 were bound for Canada. In the new statement, the airline says its plane didn’t deviate from a course approved by air-traffic controllers and the Iranian government was responsible for the safety of its airspace. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 31, 2020.

Source: National Post January 31, 2020 18:56 UTC