Baku, Azerbaijan, Apr. 11
By Maksim Tsurkov - Trend:
The Airbus A321 of the British Airways, which had earlier made an emergency landing at the Heydar Aliyev International Airport, will be repaired in Baku, Sabir Ilyasov, the deputy head of the Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL), told Trend on Apr. 11.
"Currently, the representative office of the British Airways in Baku is expecting the delivery of necessary spare parts for the repair," said Ilyasov.
He noted that a part of the passengers flying from Baku to London already flew away with Lufthansa.
"Another part of the passengers is now in Baku. They will depart with an evening flight. These issues are dealt with by the airline itself," said the AZAL deputy head.
He added that the emergency landing was due to the failure of one of the engines, resulting in a small fire.
On Apr. 10, an Airbus-A321, owned by British Airways, flew from Baku to London at 21:19 (UTC/GMT +5 hours). However, 11 minutes after the start of the flight, the aircraft's captain contacted the dispatcher service of the Heydar Aliyev International Airport, saying that one of the two engines caught fire.
The captain said he would make an emergency landing at the airport.
All the emergency services of the airport were alerted to receive the aircraft. At 21:46, the aircraft successfully landed at the Heydar Aliyev International Airport.
Edited by SI
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