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Japan Today
4 days ago
- General
- Japan Today
Russian Boeing 737 lands safely after turning back with cabin pressure issue, flight data shows
By Gleb Stolyarov and Andrew Osborn A Russian passenger plane operated by S7 Airlines landed safely on Friday after turning back to Novosibirsk airport in Siberia to check its cabin pressure systems, flight tracking data showed. S7 had said in a statement earlier on Friday that the plane, which had been flying to the southern Russian resort city of Sochi, had been forced to return to its departure airport "to check the cabin pressure control system." The tracking website indicated that the plane, a Boeing 737 with seating capacity for 176 passengers manufactured in 2001, landed safely. The website had earlier indicated that the plane sent an emergency signal. The site tracked it turning back and then repeatedly circling and flying in large loops to use up its fuel before landing. The airline said in a statement that a replacement aircraft had been prepared to carry passengers to their original destination of Sochi. The Western Siberian Transport Prosecutor's office said it had been monitoring the incident. The incident comes a day after an An-24 passenger plane crashed in Russia's far east as it was preparing to land, killing all 48 people on board in an incident that spotlighted the continued use of old, Soviet-era aircraft. © (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2025.
Reuters
4 days ago
- Reuters
Russian Boeing-737 turns back to airport to check cabin pressure systems, airline says
MOSCOW, July 25 (Reuters) - A Russian passenger plane operated by S7 Airlines flying to the southern Russian resort city of Sochi on Friday turned back to Novosibirsk airport in Siberia to check its cabin pressure systems, the airline and Siberian prosecutors said. The tracking website indicated that the plane, a Boeing-737 (BA.N), opens new tab with seating capacity for 176 passengers manufactured in 2001, sent an emergency signal. The site tracked the plane turning back and then repeatedly circling and flying in large loops. "Flight S7 5103, travelling from Novosibirsk to Sochi, is returning to its departure airport to check the cabin pressure control system," the airline told Reuters. The airline said in a statement that the plane was using up fuel before landing and that a replacement aircraft had been prepared to carry passengers to their destination. The Western Siberian Transport Prosecutor's office said it was monitoring the incident. The incident comes a day after an An-24 passenger plane crashed in Russia's far east as it was preparing to land, killing all 48 people on board in an incident that spotlighted the continued use of old, Soviet-era aircraft.
