New footage has emerged of passengers fleeing from a plane as the Russian authorities today charged the pilot with negligence after it was hit by lightning.
A video that forms part of the criminal investigation shows flames more than 100ft high engulfing the aircraft, yet 37 escaped from the horror.
He faces up to seven years in jail if convicted. He returned to the airport making a rough ‘jumping’ emergency landing which led to the fire engulfing the plane on 5 May last year, separate footage shows.