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 Kostas Karamanlis i predsednik Karolos Papuljas izrazili su svoju žalost i saučešće porodici pilota, rekavši da je on izgubio život pokušavajući da izvrši težak zadatak.