Liow: Female passenger Aidana not at controls

PUTRAJAYA: The sole female passenger later identified as Kyrgyz national Aidana Baizieva was not at the controls of the ill-fated helicopter before it crashed.

In fact, she was never in charge of the aircraft at any point prior to the crash, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai as he presented the preliminary report on the Eurocopter piloted by Capt Cliff Fournier.