Russian Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov has said on Monday that the government will investigate both Saratov Airlines and the Domodedovo airport.

He earlier said several reasons are being considered for the crash, including weather conditions and human factors. Saratov Airlines has said the crashed plane had finished three flights safely before the crash, and that nothing wrong was found in the routine check before the aircraft took off in Moscow. The company's statement also said the captain had five-thousand total flight hours. More than half of that was in cockpits of the An-148 aircraft.