Adriano Assis, the man who was saved from dying after missing a plane that crashed in São Paulo

Adriano Assis revealed that, due to a misunderstanding, an employee of the Voepass airline prevented him from boarding the plane that later crashed.

An airline plane Voepass crashed last Friday in a residential area of ​​Vinhedo, São Pauloin Brazilleaving 62 dead. The number of victims could have been higher, but one passenger was saved from a terrible tragedy.

Adriano Assis, a passenger who did not board the flight, was saved thanks to a misunderstanding at the airport. Assis, who arrived at the Cascavel airport in Paraná at 9:40 am, said that the arrival and departure boards “did not indicate anything.” In addition, there was no staff at the counters. While waiting for information, he decided to work while drinking coffee on the second level of the airport. At 10:41 am, he realized that he had missed boarding for Voepass flight 2283 and argued with an airline worker.

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Assis said that this employee “saved his life” and after the accident, he hugged him “for doing his job.”

“If he hadn’t done his job, maybe I wouldn’t be giving this interview,” she told TV Globo.

Accident details

The plane, a French-made ATR-72-500, was on a flight between Cascavel and São Paulo. About 80 kilometres from Guarulhos airport, it crashed in the backyards of a residential complex in Vinhedo. Fortunately, it did not hit any buildings and did not cause any casualties on the ground.

Aeronautical authorities confirmed that both the plane and the pilots complied with all the necessary licenses and conditions to fly. The crew did not report any emergencies or problems before the impact. The causes of the accident are still under investigation, but aviation experts suggest that the accumulation of ice on the wings could have been a key factor in the tragedy.