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| Aeroflot flight to Moscow lands in Zurich after diverting back due to reported engine issues | |
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| A Russian Aeroflot passenger plane flying from Zurich to Moscow has diverted back to Zurich due to “unforeseen” difficulties, said a spokesman for Kloten airport, Maurus Stocker, as quoted by local media. Fire brigades are reportedly at the scene. | A Russian Aeroflot passenger plane flying from Zurich to Moscow has diverted back to Zurich due to “unforeseen” difficulties, said a spokesman for Kloten airport, Maurus Stocker, as quoted by local media. Fire brigades are reportedly at the scene. |
| Aeroflot flight SU2391 is returning to Kloten International Airport in Zurich, Stocker said, as quoted by Swiss 20 Minuten newspaper. | |
| The Airbus A321 is now burning fuel to return to the airport, according to Swiss news website, Watson.ch. | |
| According to the Swiss source, there has been a fire in the plane’s left engine. It also said an air traffic control agency Skyguide “has confirmed the incident on request.” | |
| The plane took off from Zurich at 1:41pm local time (12:41pm GMT). | |
| An hour and a half into the flight, it is still circling in Swiss airspace at an altitude of 10,000 feet (3,000 meters), according to Flightradar. | |
| There are over 150 seats on this type of aircraft. |