A Boeing plane with hundreds of passengers on board was forced to make an emergency landing in Russia.
The Air India flight heading to the UK landed in Moscow last night after the crew spotted a potential issue.
It was travelling from New Delhi to Birmingham airport, but the passenger flight was forced to land in Russia after the crew detected a potential issue in the cargo hold area, Reuters reports.
The Boeing 787-800 made a safe landing without any injuries to the 258 passengers and 17 crew.
It landed at Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow at about 9.30pm local time yesterday.
Since Russia’s invasions of Ukraine, several airlines have avoided the federation’s air space, while Europe and North America have closed their airspace to Russian carriers.
Air India continues to operate services over Russian airspace – one of about 20 airlines doing so.
Out of European firms, Turkish Airlines and Pegasus still operate in Russian airspace or airports.
Qatar Airways, Etihad, Emirates and AirArabia also continue to fly over Russia.
It comes after crew and passengers restrained a drunk passenger who tried to storm the cockpit and open the door on an EasyJet flight.
The plane – en route from Gatwick to the Greek island of Kos – was forced to make an emergency landing in Munich.
Air India was contacted for a comment.
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