Boeing 737 makes emergency landing at Vnukovo airport in Moscow
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A Boeing 737 with 69 people on board safely made an emergency landing at Vnukovo Airport in Moscow, Russia, on Saturday, after the crew noticed excessive vibrations in the aircraft's left engine shortly upon takeoff. There were no reports of injuries or damage. The airplane circled around the airport to burn spare fuel in order to make the landing safer, according to Interfax. Fire crews and ambulances were at the scene when the jet landed. a spokesperson for the airport told Interfax. The plane had taken off from Vnukovo and was en route
A Boeing 737 with 69 people on board safely made an emergency landing at Vnukovo Airport in Moscow, Russia, on Saturday, after the crew noticed excessive vibrations in the aircraft's left engine shortly upon takeoff. There were no reports of injuries or damage.
The airplane circled around the airport to burn spare fuel in order to make the landing safer, according to Interfax. Fire crews and ambulances were at the scene when the jet landed.
a spokesperson for the airport told Interfax.
The plane had taken off from Vnukovo and was en route to Sochi on the Black Sea.
The aircraft involved in the incident was a Sky Express Boeing 737-500, flight XW-229.
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