An investigation by the Civil Aviation Authority into last year’s Airblue flight 202 crash in Margalla hills has concluded that a communication gap between the cockpit, radar and control tower operators led to the accident in which the 152 people onboard died.

The Safety Investigation Board presented an investigation report of Airblue Flight ABQ-202 to Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Wednesday and briefed him in detail about the events that led to the unfortunate accident.

The prime minister approved the dispatch of the investigation report for comments to the States of Manufacture and Design which is a requirement of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). The comments are to be received within a period of 60 days.

Gilani was also apprised on the progress of payment of compensation to the affected families. He expressed his concern over the slow pace of compensation and directed that the process including codal formalities be expedited to help the affected families.