President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today sent a letter of condolence to King Juan Carlos I of Spain over the loss of lives as the result of a plane crash in the country, AzerTag informs.
“I was deeply grieved to hear the news about tragic loss of many lives caused by the plane crash in your country. On behalf of myself and the people of Azerbaijan, I extend my deepest condolences and sympathies to You, families and relatives of the dead, and the whole people of Spain, and wish speedy recovery to those injured”, the Azerbaijani leader said in his message. 

At least 153 passengers and crew died in a crash of an MD-82, owned by Spanish airline Spanair, shortly after takeoff from Madrid's international airport on August 20.

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