Incidents, Russia

16.06.2010 13:59
Aircraft bound for Vladivostok made an emergency landing at Ekaterinburg. Photo from site avia.ru

Aircraft bound for Vladivostok made an emergency landing at Ekaterinburg. Photo from site avia.ru

Aircraft bound for Vladivostok made an emergency landing at Ekaterinburg

According to the head of Vladivostok Avia company public relations department Alexander Alekseev, the plane flying from Moscow to Vladivostok, has made an emergency landing at the airport of Ekaterinburg.
 
The crew of the air bus made the decision to land after a malfunction had been detected. Presumably, the fault occurred in the reserve hydraulic system.
 
According to the source, no one from the passengers of this flight was hurt.
 
A special committee has been created to investigate the cause of malfunction, Alekseev said.
 
Video on the news:

The airplane makes an emergency landing at Ekaterinburg



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