A Russian airliner made an emergency landing in Iran on Sunday after experiencing technical difficulties en route from the Urals city of Perm to Dubai, Ekho Moskvy radio station reported.
The Orenburg Airlines Boeing 737 with 150 people on board was forced to land about 4 1/2 hours into the flight from Perm's Bolshoye Savino Airport.
Ekho Moskvy said the airport had confirmed the plane had made an unscheduled stop in Iran.
The airline said the passengers would be flown on to Dubai on Sunday.
MOSCOW, January 3 (RIA Novosti)
