MONTREAL A year after Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 was shot down over Iran, relatives of the victims say the pain is still fresh. “These days, it s like a day after the crash,” said Montrealer Armin Morattab, who lost his brother, Arvin, and sister-in-law, Aida Farzaneh. Arvin and Aida, who both lived in Montreal, had bright futures ahead of them, Morattab said. The couple, who were both studying for their doctorates at the Ecole de technologie superieure, wanted to buy a house and have children. The couple had gone to spend two weeks in Iran to see friends and family. Prior to the crash, Morattab said he was worried about them as tensions between the United States and Iran had escalated following the assassination of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani.
It s unimaginable : brothers mourn lost loved ones a year after Iranian plane crash
by Alyssia Rubertucci, CityNews staff
Posted Jan 6, 2021 12:11 pm MDT
Last Updated Jan 6, 2021 at 5:19 pm MDT
Arvin Morattab and his wife Aida Farzaneh were killed in the Iranian plane crash in 2020. (CREDIT: Photo provided by family of Arvin and Aida)
MONTREAL – A picture is all Armin and Arash Morattab have left of their brother Arvin and his wife Aida Farzaneh a year after Ukraine flight 752 was shot down in Iran.
The plane was shot down on Jan. 8, 2020, killing all 176 people on board. Nearly 140 of those killed had ties to Canada.