ABUJA, June 7 (Xinhua) -- Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has reaffirmed a thorough investigation into Sunday's plane crash that killed 193 people.
The accident was a major setback to his government's ongoing efforts to restructure the aviation sector, Jonathan told a special cabinet meeting held on Wednesday to mark the end of an official three-day mourning.
He reaffirmed his administration's commitment to the improvement of aviation infrastructure so as to make air travel in and outside the country safer.
The government has established a special panel to look into the financial health of all domestic airlines in Nigeria, said the president.
A passenger plane crashed in Lagos on Sunday, killing all 153 people on board and another 40 on the ground. Twenty-one foreigners were among the dead.
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