A passenger plane on a Dubai-Moscow flight issued a distress signal over the Caspian Sea, according to data from the flight tracking service Flightradar, News.az reports citing TASS.
The Boeing-737 indicated a General Emergency code about 20 minutes ago over the Caspian Sea."The airplane made a safe landing in Astrakhan. There are no casualties," a representative of a Russian aviation service told TASS.
The emergency landing took place after a fire alarm that went off. According to preliminary information, the alarm was false.
The plane left Dubai at 3:39 p.m. Moscow time. Arrival was scheduled for 7:46 p.m. Moscow time. There were 188 people on board, including six crew members.
