US EditionAir China passengers resume flight after unexpected 13-hour stop in Siberia
- An Air China Boeing 777-300 flying from London Heathrow to Beijing with 311 people aboard made an emergency landing in Nizhnevartovsk, Russia, on August 26 morning due to engine failure.
- The emergency landing occurred amid the Foreign Office's strict travel advice against visits to Russia, driven by risks from Vladimir Putin's ongoing invasion of Ukraine and deteriorated UK-Russia relations.
- Pilots chose Nizhnevartovsk because of its clear weather and long runway suitable for a widebody jet, while airport officials prepared quickly but face challenges housing the large number of passengers.
- Since local technicians are unable to service such a large aircraft in Nizhnevartovsk, Air China intends to dispatch a backup plane equipped with technicians and necessary parts to complete the flight to Beijing today.
- Passengers face uncertainty over accommodation and risks due to sanctions, including British cards not working and foreigners possibly facing detention for actions seen as against Russian interests.
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DNyuzAir China passengers leaving London faced a 13-hour delay after engine trouble forced an unscheduled layover in Siberia
An Air China Boeing 777.ADEK BERRY/AFP via Getty ImagesAn Air China plane from London diverted after five hours due to an engine problem.Over 250 passengers spent 13 hours waiting at Nizhnevartovsk Airport in the Russian region of Siberia.Air China sent a replacement Boeing 777, which reached Beijing just before 5 a.m. Wednesday.Air China passengers spent half a day in Russia waiting for a replacement plane after their flight diverted due to eng…
UPDATE 1-Air China passengers resume flight after unexpected 13-hour stop in Siberia
(Adds information about replacement flight leaving Russia's Nizhnevartovsk) MOSCOW, Aug 26 (Reuters) - All 250 passengers aboard an Air China flight from London to Beijing resumed their journey after an unscheduled landing in Siberia, Russia's state aviation watchdog said on Tuesday. Passengers spent 13 hours in Nizhnevartovsk airport, where they were provided with food and soft drinks.
Air China flight makes emergency landing in Russia due to engine malfunction - Rosaviation
MOSCOW: (Bernama-Sputnik/RIA Novosti) The pilot of an Air China flight from Beijing to London with 265 people on board decided to land at an alternate airfield in Russia's Nizhnevartovsk, Sputnik/RIA Novosti reported on Tuesday (Aug 26).
A flight from London and heading to Beijing was forced to an emergency landing in Siberia after an engine failure. The incident occurred this...
An Air China Airlines Boeing plane has made an emergency landing at the airport in the Russian city of Nizhnevartovsk in western Siberia, the Russian Federal Aviation Agency (Rosaviatsiya) reported. The plane was flying from London to Beijing and landed in Russia apparently due to an engine failure.
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