On the night of November 6 at 1:15 Moscow time, an AZUR Air flight en route from Tomsk to the Vietnamese island of Phu Quoc crashed. This was reported in West Siberian transport prosecutor's office.
“On November 6, 2019, at 5:15 a.m. (departure airport time), the aircraft The Boeing 757-200, flying from Tomsk to Phu Quoc, made an emergency landing at Xi'an International Airport (China) due to the activation of one of the technical malfunction sensors," the department explained.
They also noted that there were 241 tourists and seven crew members on board the plane. "Currently, the passengers are waiting at the airport for the arrival of a backup aircraft, which the airline plans to use to transport them to their destination," the prosecutor's office added.
The carrier's press service, in turn, emphasized that tourists will be able to depart for their vacation in just a few hours.
"The airline has arranged for a backup aircraft to be sent to Xi'an, and the plane is currently en route to China. Passengers are expected to depart at 1:00 PM Moscow time, bound for Fukuoka. The airline apologizes to passengers on this flight for any inconvenience caused," the statement read.
Source: trn-news.ru
