Russian Aeroflot Plane Crash Lands in Sheremetyevo
The plane was engulfed in flames after making an emergency landing after taking off from the Moscow airport.
REUTERS/Regis Duvignau
A Sukhoi Superjet-100 aircraft operated by Russian airline Aeroflot made a fiery crash landing at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport on Sunday. Local news media report that the pilots had asked for clearance for an emergency landing shortly after take-off. A few minutes later, the jet crashed into a fireball on the runway. Panicked passengers in jets nearby tweeted photos of the plane engulfed in flames. There are no reports of the number of passengers and crew on the flight.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated.
BREAKING: Aeroflot #SU1492 Moscow Sheremetyevo to Murmansk (Sukhoi SuperJet SSJ100 RA-89098) declared an emergency & returned to SVO on fire at 1530UTC. Passengers seen evacuating. Extent of casualties not yet known. More soon...
— Airport Webcams (@AirportWebcams) May 5, 2019
Video credit & more videos: @dimsmirnov175 pic.twitter.com/HUPHJl9aIb
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