Kazakhstan football team’s airplane returns to Yerevan 1.5 hours into flight for emergency landing as gear malfunctions

Armenpress 11:59, 27 March, 2017

YEREVAN, MARCH 27, ARMENPRESS. The Kazakhstani national football team’s return flight from Yerevan was scheduled on March 27 at 00:30, however it took off at 1:13, operated by the Russian Severstal airlines.

During the flight the crew found out the plane had landing gear malfunction, and the aircraft returned to Yerevan’s Zvartnots airport at 2:46 for safety concerns, the general department of civil aviation told ARMENPRESS, adding the Kazakshtan national team’s flight is scheduled today at 16:00.

The national football team of Kazakhstan had arrived in Armenia for a World Cup 2018 qualifier.

The Armenian national team defeated Kazakhstan 2:0.

 

 



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