A Tu-204 plane with nine people onboard performed an emergency landing one km from Moscow's Domodedovo airport
© Photo : Press-service of Russian Emergency Situations MinistryThe Tu-204 plane left Domodedovo for the Egyptian resort city of Hurghada at 4:00 a.m. (01:00 GMT) on Sunday, but had to return to Moscow two hours later after smoke was detected in the cabin. Later, it resumed its flight
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© Photo : Press-service of Russian Emergency Situations Ministry
The Tu-204 plane left Domodedovo for the Egyptian resort city of Hurghada at 4:00 a.m. (01:00 GMT) on Sunday, but had to return to Moscow two hours later after smoke was detected in the cabin. Later, it resumed its flight
© Photo : Press-service of Russian Emergency Situations MinistryThe same plane, with only eight crew members onboard, made a belly landing in woodland near Moscow's Domodedovo Airport at 3:45 Moscow time [0:45 GMT] on Monday, while returning from Egypt
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The same plane, with only eight crew members onboard, made a belly landing in woodland near Moscow's Domodedovo Airport at 3:45 Moscow time [0:45 GMT] on Monday, while returning from Egypt
© Photo : Press-service of Russian Emergency Situations MinistryTwo crew members received serious head injuries and multiple fractures, while two others were taken to hospital in a satisfactory condition. The four remaining crew members are being treated for minor injuries in Domodedovo's medical center.
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Two crew members received serious head injuries and multiple fractures, while two others were taken to hospital in a satisfactory condition. The four remaining crew members are being treated for minor injuries in Domodedovo's medical center.
© RIA Novosti / Go to the mediabankTwo people are in serious condition, Moscow's Domodedovo airport spokeswoman Yelena Galanova said.
Two people are in serious condition, Moscow's Domodedovo airport spokeswoman Yelena Galanova said.
© RIA Novosti / Go to the mediabankA spokesman for Russia's air transportation agency told RIA Novosti on Monday he saw "no link" between two major accidents which hit a Tu-204 plane in the past 24 hours.
A spokesman for Russia's air transportation agency told RIA Novosti on Monday he saw "no link" between two major accidents which hit a Tu-204 plane in the past 24 hours.
"These events are in no way connected," the spokesman said.
© RIA Novosti / Go to the mediabankThe plane was performing a landing in the Domodedovo Airport in poor weather conditions with limited visibility when it went off radars approximately one km (0.6 miles) from the runway. The search and rescue team found the damaged aircraft in woodland near the airport and evacuated the crew.
The plane was performing a landing in the Domodedovo Airport in poor weather conditions with limited visibility when it went off radars approximately one km (0.6 miles) from the runway. The search and rescue team found the damaged aircraft in woodland near the airport and evacuated the crew.
© RIA Novosti . Marina LystsevaA committee has been set up to investigate the cause of the accident. Photo from archive: A Tu-204 plane left Moscow's Domodedovo Airport (2008)
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© RIA Novosti . Marina Lystseva
A committee has been set up to investigate the cause of the accident. Photo from archive: A Tu-204 plane left Moscow's Domodedovo Airport (2008)