The head of Nizhnevartovsk, Dmitry Koshchenko, said that the passengers of Air China, who landed at the city airport, was temporarily located in the international airport station. This has been reported in the Telegram channel of the KHANTY-MANSIYSK government press service. Okrug-Ugra.
According to Koshchenko, in the international terminal, passengers will wait for one side to back up. On behalf of Governor Ugra Ruslan Kukharuk, it is organized to provide hot diet and drinks. A medical team is on duty.
According to the Government's press services, all passengers and crew members feel good. The appearance of the reserve is expected at 17:02 local time.
On the morning of August 26, Air China, flying from London to Beijing, decided to sit on a reserve airport in Nizhnevartovsk in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Region due to the incident of one engine.
The Federal Air Transport Agency reported that the crew has issued an emergency signal and a reduced request. The subordinates of the Federal Air Force Air Force Group on the Aviation Traffic Organization in the Russian Federation responded in a timely manner with the signal received and promptly provided the necessary information crew on the nearest backup airports capable of accepting the ship. Finally, Boeing 777-300 sat safe for 60 minutes after announcing the PAN signal at Nizhnevartovsk.