A310 Airbus Makes Emergency Landing at Novosibirsk Airport

MOSCOW. Feb 10 (Interfax) – An A310 airbus, owned by Sibir Airlines, made an emergency landing with 237 passengers aboard at the Novosibirsk airport. No one was hurt, sources in aviation circles told Interfax.

The crew of the A310, on a flight from Novosibirsk to Bangkok, reported a drop in oil pressure in the right engine after it took off from Novosibirsk at 11:48 p.m. on February 9.

The commander made the decision to fly back to the airport.

The airport’s emergency and rescue services were alerted and were in standby readiness by the time the liner made an emergency landing at 1:03 a.m. on Sunday. No one was hurt.

A commission of experts will investigate the incident.

No official confirmation of this report is available to Interfax.

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