Aeroflot flight made an emergency landing in Delhi after odor of melted plastic was detected on the aircraft

Aeroflot Flight Diverts to Delhi After Detecting Melted Plastic Odor

New Delhi, May 13 - Aeroflot flight SU273, a Boeing 777-300ER registered as RA-73142, operating a scheduled service from Bangkok to Moscow-Sheremetyevo, on May 6, 2025, was forced to make an emergency landing at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport after the flight crew detected a brief odor of melted plastic in the cabin. The aircraft, carrying approximately 425 passengers and crew, was over four hours into its journey when the incident …

Aeroflot flight made an emergency landing in Delhi after odor of melted plastic was detected on the aircraft

A flight from Bangkok to Moscow-Sheremetyevo made an emergency landing at New Delhi DEL Airport. A Boeing 777-300ER operated by Russian airline Aeroflot, registered RA-73142 and flying as SU273 from Bangkok to Moscow-Sheremetyevo with over 400 passengers on board, was forced to make an emergency landing in Delhi at approximately 3:50 p.m. local time on Tuesday due to a brief odor of melted plastic detected on the aircraft.Aeroflot stated that no…