Baku – APA. Two Iranian passenger planes made an emergency landing at the Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport, Turkey on August 26, APA reports quoting Dogan News Agency.
Mahan Air’s Airbus A-300 flying from Tehran to Dusseldorf was forced to make landing in Istanbul because of engine problems. Pilots saw a fire in the engine. The plane with 209 passengers and 18 crew members on board made landing at the Turkish airport at 10.02 by local time.
An hour later Iran Air’s Airbus A-300 faced with problems during its flight Tehran-Stockholm when it was flying over Bulgaria. Pilots asked the Istanbul airport for an emergency landing. There were 236 people on board.
Both planes are passing tech inspection now. The passengers didn’t leave the planes. Experts will decide whether to allow the planes to continue flights or not.
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