Antalya airport Russian jet catches fire after landing
A passenger plane coming from Russia hits hard on landing in Antalya, Turkey - and catches fire. The passengers escape with a scare.
24.11.2024, 22:26
25.11.2024, 05:36
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- A Russian passenger plane caught fire after landing at Antalya airport.
- The passengers were rescued unharmed.
A Russian passenger plane caught fire immediately after a hard landing at Antalya airport on Turkey's Mediterranean coast. "All 87 passengers and four crew members were safely evacuated," Border Guard chief Suat Seyitoglu told the Turkish news agency Anadolu. There were no injuries in the incident on Sunday evening. The left engine of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 of the Russian airline Azimuth had caught fire. However, the fire was quickly extinguished, said Seyitoglu.
The plane had come from the Russian Black Sea city of Sochi. According to the report, incoming flights were diverted to other airports until the runway was cleared.
According to the Russian news agency Tass, the weather was bad when the plane landed. The plane hit the runway hard due to strong winds, the agency reported, citing the airline. The rough landing could have caused the fire.
Sukhoi Superjet 100: Aircraft type prone to accidents
The type of aircraft developed in Russia has repeatedly caused technical problems in recent years. According to Azimuth, it has 20 aircraft of this type in service.