Civil Aviation
Russia’s Ural Airlines Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Western Siberia
According to Russian media reports, a Ural Airlines flight carrying 159 passengers and crew members from Sochi to Omsk was forced to make an emergency landing in the Novosibirsk region on Tuesday. No one suffered injuries in the incident, and the reason for the emergency landing is still being looked investigated.
Due to Western sanctions over Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine, Russia’s aviation has been severely restricted. No casualties were reported, according to the authorities, who released a footage showing the Ural Airlines plane on a field near a forest in the Novosibirsk area. People gathered outside the plane, which had its slides extended.
A hydraulic system malfunction caused the aircraft to emit an alarm. Despite having a planned landing at Novosibirsk Airport, the plane quickly vanished from radar.
The unexpected landing of a Ural Airlines A320 aircraft traveling along the Sochi-Omsk route was safely completed at 05.44 Moscow time (02.44 GMT), according to a statement from Moscow’s aviation bureau Rosaviatsia.
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According to the company, “all passengers are housed in the nearest village,” and none of them sought medical care. The Russian Investigative Committee has begun a criminal investigation into the alleged breach of aviation safety regulations. The emergency landing was carried out, it was stated, “for a technical reason.”
