Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis and President Karolos Papoulias expressed their grief and condolences to the pilot's family, saying that he had lost his life while trying to carry out a difficult task.
Premijer Costas Karamanlis i predsjednik Karolos Papoulias izrazili su svoju tugu i sućut obitelji pilota, kazavši kako je izgubio život pokušavajući izvršiti tešku zadaću.