12-27-2016, 08:59 PM
What a mess of an accident;
Gustavo Vargas Gamboa, LaMia's chief executive, was jailed pending trial earlier this month on manslaughter and other charges, which he has denied.
His son Gustavo Vargas Villegas, a former official with Bolivia's aviation authority, is also being held on charges that he misused his influence in authorising the license of the plane that crashed.
He also says he is innocent.
Criminal charges have also been brought against LaMia co-owner Marco Antonio Rocha Benegas, whose whereabouts are unknown, and air traffic controller Celia Castedo, who fled Bolivia after the crash and is seeking asylum in Brazil.
Authorities also detected an excess of baggage, but did not relate it to the accident.
According to its plan the flight was expected to reach 30,000 feet, an altitude the plane was not certified for.
The plane was over its weight limit by nearly 400 kilograms.
Gustavo Vargas Gamboa, LaMia's chief executive, was jailed pending trial earlier this month on manslaughter and other charges, which he has denied.
His son Gustavo Vargas Villegas, a former official with Bolivia's aviation authority, is also being held on charges that he misused his influence in authorising the license of the plane that crashed.
He also says he is innocent.
Criminal charges have also been brought against LaMia co-owner Marco Antonio Rocha Benegas, whose whereabouts are unknown, and air traffic controller Celia Castedo, who fled Bolivia after the crash and is seeking asylum in Brazil.
Authorities also detected an excess of baggage, but did not relate it to the accident.
According to its plan the flight was expected to reach 30,000 feet, an altitude the plane was not certified for.
The plane was over its weight limit by nearly 400 kilograms.