Russian plane lands safely after engine failes

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Wednesday 25 Mar 2015 - 15:56 Makkah mean time-5-6-1436 Russian plane lands safely after one of its engines failed (Google image) Saint Petersburg, (IINA) - A Russian Boeing plane 737 carrying around 78 passengers has made a successful emergency landing at Saint Petersburg after one of its engines failed, media news reported. "The plane made a safe landing and no passengers were injured," Russian airline UTair, which operated the flight, said in a statement. The plane made the emergency landing "after the transmitter went off, signaling the right engine’s failure,” a source told RIA Novosti news agency. The jet landed at about 12:35 pm Moscow time (9:35 am GMT). Russian media also reported that the UTair flight UT369 made an emergency landing at the Pulkovo airport and that no passengers were hurt. SM/IINA