Canada asked Iran this week to hold off indefinitely from travelling to Europe to download and analyze the much-anticipated flight recorders recovered from the wreckage of downed Flight 752 that killed dozens of Canadians.
Canada and other countries asked Iran this week to delay the much-anticipated download and analysis of flight recorders recovered from the wreckage of downed Flight 752 that killed dozens of Canadians.
Hassan Rezaeifar, the head of the Iranian investigation team, said he invited representatives from eight countries to travel to a laboratory in Europe to start the process, but had to postpone because of the pandemic.
“At this moment, planning [a] trip is impossible for some states due to COVID-19,” said Rezaeifar in an email to CBC News.
A Canadian official confirms Iran got in touch on Monday and countries all had a consistent response: Travelling was impossible at this time, and likely for some time to come.
Kathy Fox, chair of the Transportation Safety Board, said countries want their own representatives to attend the download in person.
“As such, the download and analysis of the recorders should be delayed until conditions improve enough to allow for safe travel,” she said in a statement. “At this point, it is not possible to predict when that might happen.”
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