Investigators ruled out technological breakdown right after following the tragedy. A human mistake—more especially, the children’s participation in the cockpit,
Which caused the autopilot to be turned off—was discovered as the reason of the catastrophe. The results were terrible:
Had the autopilot been engaged, the matter would have probably rectified itself and every passenger would have lived. Many lives were lost in a moment of carelessness.
Aeroflot changed its cockpit rules significantly in response to the catastrophe. An airline spokesman verified that after the event stricter policies of cockpit discipline were implemented.
The tragedy acted as a sad reminder of the need of rigorous procedures in aviation, particularly regarding the participation of non-crew members in the cockpit.
