More than 90 passengers and crew members of a Russian plane were evacuated Sunday evening after one of its engines caught fire upon landing in Antalya, southern Turkey, the Transport Ministry said .
Azimuth Airlines’ Sukhoi Superjet-100 was landing at Antalya airport, on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast, when a fire broke out in its engine, it said in a statement.
An airport official told Anadolu Agency that it was the left engine, and that the fire was put out quickly.
“89 passengers and six crew members who were on board were evacuated safely at 9:43 p.m. [19 h 43 heure de Suisse] and there were no injuries,” according to the ministry.
The plane was arriving from Sochi, a famous Russian resort on the Black Sea.
All landings at Antalya airport were suspended until 3 a.m. (1 a.m. Swiss time) Monday, while departing planes were sent to the airport’s military runway, the official said. ministry.
