Phuket flight safely returns to Domodedovo after engine fire

A passenger plane flying from Moscow to Phuket, which had reported an engine fire, safely returned to the Russian capital’s Domodedovo Airport, emergency response services said.

No one was injured during the landing. According to the Russian Aviation Agency, 425 people were on board the aircraft.

"On Wednesday, December 3, at 10:53 p.m. Moscow time, a Red Wings Boeing 777 made a safe landing at Domodedovo Airport," the Russian Aviation Agency representative said.

The Red Wings aircraft had taken off from Domodedovo at 9:19 p.m. Moscow time (6:19 p.m. GMT). Almost immediately after takeoff, the pilots reported an engine fire, which was extinguished by the aircraft’s fire suppression systems.