Russian airliner may face emergency landing
MOSCOW — A Moscow airport is preparing for a possible emergency landing of an airliner with 279 people aboard, a spokesman for the airport said Saturday.
Oleg Pesko, chief of the Vnukovo Airport press center, said an airport worker in the Pacific coast city of Vladivostok reported finding pieces of aircraft tire on the runway after the Airbus A-330 took off on Saturday.
Pesko said it was not clear whether the pieces of tire belonged to the Airbus, and if so whether the plane's landing gear suffered serious damage.
"It is not known how serious (the situation) is," he said.
Pesko said the Vladivostok Avia airlines plane was scheduled to land at 2:50 p.m. (1050 GMT). "Our emergency services were brought to a state of readiness just in case," he said.
A spokeswoman for the airline in Vladivostok said she was not aware of potential problems with the flight. She said there were 267 passengers and 12 crew members aboard.
RIA news agency quoted emergency officials as saying it is not rare to find pieces of tires on the runway after a takeoff. -AP
Oleg Pesko, chief of the Vnukovo Airport press center, said an airport worker in the Pacific coast city of Vladivostok reported finding pieces of aircraft tire on the runway after the Airbus A-330 took off on Saturday.
Pesko said it was not clear whether the pieces of tire belonged to the Airbus, and if so whether the plane's landing gear suffered serious damage.
"It is not known how serious (the situation) is," he said.
Pesko said the Vladivostok Avia airlines plane was scheduled to land at 2:50 p.m. (1050 GMT). "Our emergency services were brought to a state of readiness just in case," he said.
A spokeswoman for the airline in Vladivostok said she was not aware of potential problems with the flight. She said there were 267 passengers and 12 crew members aboard.
RIA news agency quoted emergency officials as saying it is not rare to find pieces of tires on the runway after a takeoff. -AP
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