Russia’s Ural Airlines plane flying from Sochi to Omsk made an emergency landing in a field in western Siberia on Tuesday. There were 159 people on board, and no injuries were reported on Tuesday.
There are conflicting reports about the number of people on board the Ural Airlines plane that made an emergency landing in Siberia on Tuesday. Russia's Interfax news agency reported 159 people aboard, while TASS reported that the aircraft carried 156 people.
The plane's emergency slides were deployed, and people were seen standing in the field outside the aircraft.
Footage released by authorities shows the Ural Airlines plane in a field next to a forest in the Novosibirsk region. There were no casualties, according to the sources.
The plane made an unscheduled landing at 05:44 Moscow time (02:44 GMT) on the Sochi-Omsk route, according to Moscow's aviation agency Rosaviatsia. The agency reported that all passengers had been accommodated in the nearest village, and none of them requested medical assistance. The Russian Investigative Committee has initiated a criminal case for the breach of air traffic safety regulations. They mentioned that the emergency landing was conducted 'due to a technical issue. Russia's aviation sector has been facing challenges in procuring new parts for aircraft repairs due to Western sanctions. Ural Airlines is a domestic Russian carrier headquartered in Yekaterinburg.
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