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Rossiya Airlines Plane Runs Over Ground Worker’s Foot at Gatwick Airport

A Rossiya Airlines Airbus A319-100 plane ran over a ground worker’s foot during push back at Gatwick Airport, England, on March 28th.

The incident happened when the flight FV-6620 was preparing to depart for Saint Petersburg, Russia.

The ground worker was airlifted to a hospital with serious injuries.

The plane returned to the gate and was taken out of service.

The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.

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Rossiya Airlines Flight Returns to Moscow due to Landing Gear Issue

Rossiya AirlinesRossiya Airlines flight FV-6483 made an emergency landing at Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow, Russia, on July 18th.

The Boeing 777-300 plane took off for Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia, but had to turn back due to an issue with landing gear.

The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.

The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.

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Antonov Emergency Landing

On August 23, 2013, a Rossiya Airlines Antonov An-148-100 was damaged on take off.

In St. Petersburg, the pilots safely landed the plane after circling for forty minutes. 75 passengers and four crew were aboard.

After the pilots took off from Mineral Waters, plane debris was found on the runway.The difficultly landing was due to a flat tire on one of the six wheels.n A nose gear tire.

Emergency services responded.

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Airbus Sticky Gear over St. Petersburg


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Contact photographer Gergely Molnar

What: Rossiya Airbus A320-200 en route from St. Petersburg to Ekaterinburg Russia
Where: St. Petersburg
When: Jan 20th 2012
Why: On takeoff, the main gear failed to retract.

Pilots returned to St. Petersburg and made a safe landing. A replacement jet was summoned for the passengers.

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Emergency landing in St Petersburg Russia


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Contact photographer Petr Gorbunov

What: Rossiya Airbus A319-100 en route from St. Petersburg to Moscow
Where: St. Petersburg, Russia
When: Oct 7th 2011
Why: After takeoff, the plane developed engine failure in the left engine.

The pilots shut down the left engine and returned to make a safe landing.

The flight was in the air less than twenty minutes. A replacement jet was provided within three hours.