sole survivor testified in court

Bahia Bakari’s testimony is the most anticipated of the Yemenia Airlines crash trial. The only survivor, she returns to the bar on the air disaster, with dignity and courage. “You need to go forward. I put all my memories in a kind of box, which I had to reopen for the trial, since even if I’m used to telling my story, in the context of a trial, it’s not the same“, she explains.

On the night of June 29 to 30, 2009, a plane took off from Paris, heading for the Comoros. He made a stopover in Sanaa, to Yemen. 153 passengers, whose 56 French, then board another, older aircraft. Approaching moroniwhere it must land, the plane sinks at sea. At the time, Bahia was only 12 years old. She will be saved 10 hours after the crash by a fisherman. All the other passengers, including his mother, have lost his life in this tragedy. The investigation will then point to negligence by the crew during the approach phase.