95 People Dramatically Escape Burning Plane on Emergency Slides After Engine Catches Fire: Reports

Mar. 15, 2025

A photo of an Azimuth Airlines plane.Photo:Orhan Cicek/Anadolu via Getty

Orhan Cicek/Anadolu via Getty

The passengers and crew onboard a Russian passenger jet are celebrating a narrow escape.

According toReuters, all 89 passengers and six crew members were safely evacuated from the plane, per the ministry.

A photo of the Antalya Airport sign.Mustafa Ciftci/Anadolu Agency via Getty

Mustafa Ciftci/Anadolu Agency via Getty

“Work is underway to remove the plane from the runway and landings at the airport have been canceled until 3 a.m. [local time]. Take-offs from the airport are carried out from the military runway,” a statement added at the time.

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Live air traffic company Flightradar24 saidon Xthat the aircraft was 7 years old and there had been “strong and gusty winds” in the area at the time of the incident.

According to theHürriyet Daily News, the same aircraft had an emergency landing on Oct. 16 amid reports of a hydraulic fluid leak and sparks as it landed at Vnukovo Airport in Moscow. The outlet stated all 102 passengers and six crew members were unharmed in the incident at the time.

source: people.com