Boeing 737 makes emergency landing in Krasnoyarsk, no injuries
Russia
January 06, 2014, 14:16
According to preliminary information, a panel indicating failures with the plane’s slat system switched on in the cabin
KRASNOYARSK, January 06, 13:33 /ITAR-TASS/. A Boeing 737 plane with 230 passengers and seven crewmembers onboard made an emergency landing in an airport of Krasnoyarsk, Russia’s Siberia, on Monday, the regional emergencies ministry department has told Itar-Tass.
The plane landed uneventfully at 16:40 local time (12:40 Moscow time). There were no injuries to passengers and the crew.
The plane flew from Blagoveshchensk, the capital of the Amur region, Russia’s Far East, to Thailand’s Phuket.
According to preliminary information, a panel indicating failures with the plane’s slat system switched on in the cabin. The plane’s commander decided to land at Krasnoyarsk airport.