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about their roles in Maglie Calcio letting a British-built  Authorities are also looking into whether LaMia, which received permission to fly only earlier this year, was favoured by Vargas' son, who headed the office responsible for licensing aircraft in Bolivia's civil aviation agency. The head of LaMia airline was arrested by Bolivian authorities on Tuesday after being detained for questioning. In total, 71 people died, including 19 members of the Chapecoense football club. All are being questioned about their roles in Maglie Calcio letting a British-built short-range jet attempt a more than four-hour flight from Santa Cruz to Medellin, Colombia, for which it barely had enough fuel, in violation of aviation norms. Gustavo Vargas, a retired Bolivian air force general, was picked up in Santa Cruz, Bolivia along with a mechanic and secretary who worked for him at LaMia airline. Prosecutors said the interrogation was expected to last eight hours and afterward they Maglie Calcio would decide whether any of the three would be formally arrested. Government officials in La Paz also told EFE on Tuesday that the charter plane's pilot, Miguel Quiroga, was pending a court date under charges that he had abandoned the Bolivian Air Force, the country's Minister of Defense, Reymi Ferreira. Earlier authorities raided the airline's offices as well as those of the agency that oversees air traffic in Bolivia.