A passenger flight operated by the Russian airline Pobeda, en route from Dubai to Moscow, safely landed in Astrakhan, a city in southern Russia, after issuing a distress signal over the Caspian Sea.
The Boeing 737 issued the emergency signal due to a fire detector warning in the luggage compartment © RNS
A passenger flight operated by the Russian airline Pobeda, en route from Dubai to Moscow, safely landed in Astrakhan, a city in southern Russia, after issuing a distress signal over the Caspian Sea, Interfax news agency reported citing Russian emergency services.
The Boeing 737 issued the emergency signal due to a fire detector warning in the luggage compartment, Interfax said.
All passengers and crew members were unharmed, it added.
Reporting by Maxim Rodionov
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