Veopass confirmed that the plane, which had a capacity for 68 people and was operating flight 2283, had 62 people on board. There were no survivors.
After the VoePass flight tragedy that crashed in Vinhedostate of Saint Paulin which 62 people diedstories came to light of at least three people who did not board the plane for various reasons.
One of these stories tells of a moment of confusion at the boarding gates at Cascavel airport in Paraná, from where the flight departed. This episode, which at the time could have been unsatisfactory for one of the passengers, turned out to be a miracle.
That was the story of Adriano Assis, one of the passengers who missed the flightwho shared his experience in an interview with TV Globo straight from the airport. “When I arrived, I was waiting for the flight, but neither the arrivals and departures board nor the announcements over the microphones offered any information. There was also no VoePass staff at the counter,” Assis began his story.
“At around 10:40,” he continued, “a VoePass employee informed me that I could no longer board because there was less than an hour left until departure. “Although I argued with him, in the end that decision was the one that saved my life,” he said, moved. After learning of the tragic accident, Assis sought out the employee who prevented him from boarding to give him a hug, acknowledging that he was “just doing his job.”
In addition to Assis, two other passengers shared with local news portal CGN that they also felt disoriented at Cascavel airport and were ultimately not allowed to board. At the time, they confessed to feeling frustrated at not being able to get on the plane, but that anger soon turned to relief.“I was born again,” said one of them.
Tragedy in Brazil: plane with 62 passengers crashed in Sao Paulo
The aircraft departed from Cascavel bound for Guarulhos Airport, in São Paulo, carrying On board 57 passengers and four crew membersthe company said. VoePass Linhas Aéreas, formerly known as Passaredo, confirmed the accident of Flight 2283 and said it is providing support to the families of the victims.
It has not yet been determined how the accident occurred, and investigations are continuing. Unfortunately, the authorities of Valinhos, a town neighbouring Vinhedo, They confirmed that there were no survivors.
Source: Ambito
