Perished crew members of Embraer 190 aircraft laid to rest in Baku's II Alley of Honor VIDEO/UPDATED

Funeral for the crew members who perished in the passenger plane crash in Kazakhstan's Aktau city has been held in the II Alley of Honor in Baku.

The pilots Igor Kshnyakin, Aleksandr Kalyaninov, and flight attendant Hokuma Aliyeva, who tragically lost their lives in the crash of an AZAL (Azerbaijan Airlines) passenger plane in Kazakhstan's Aktau city, were laid to rest in the II Alley of Honor, Caliber.Az reports, citing local media.

Officials and public representatives attended the funeral ceremony.

Earlier today, on December 29, a farewell ceremony was held at Heydar Aliyev International Airport for the ship's captain Igor Kshnyakin, pilot Alexander Kalyaninov and flight attendant Hokuma Aliyeva.

APA shares the video from the funeral:

To recall, the crash occurred on December 25, when an Embraer 190 aircraft operated by Azerbaijan Airlines, flying from Baku to Grozny, tragically went down near Aktau. The flight had 67 people on board, including 37 Azerbaijanis, 16 Russians, 6 Kazakhs, and 3 Kyrgyz nationals. Tragically, 38 people lost their lives, while 29 survived.

By Khagan Isayev