A Boeing-737-400 passenger plane, flying from Kurgan-Tube (Tajikistan) to Moscow made an emergency landing in Kazakhstan, no injuries were reported.
“The Boeing-737-400, which took off from the city of Kurgan-Tube, was heading to Moscow from Tajikistan. The airliner was planning to land for refueling in Kyzylorda at 07:38. However, at 07:30 in the morning, the local airport received a message about failure. The rise in the fuel pressure influenced the work of one of the engines,” RIA Novosti cited 24.kz channel.
165 passengers are temporarily housed at the airport and in a city hotel.
“Mechanical engineers were summoned from Tajikistan to solve the problem. Another plane was dispatched to deliver the passengers," the channel reports.
