Prime Minister and Minister of Defence visited the pilots

On this occasion, Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor and Defence Minister Branko Vukelic wished them fast recovery, where Hospital announced that the leaving of pilots from the hospital may already be expected today. Also, medical personnel especially praised psychophysical state of the pilots, who were involved in this accident. Captain Troselj and First Lieutenant Kudlik thanked their colleagues from the Croatian Air Force and Air Defence and Special Operations Battalion on the fast search and rescue operation in which only 1 hour and 30 minutes after the accident pilots were transported by helicopters to Zagreb. In talks with Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor and Defence Minister Branko Vukelic pilots once again expressed their desire for the return to the unit as soon as possible.