A UTair plane flying from Dubai to Moscow returned to the departure airport after the crew decided to return for technical reasons. This was reported by the carrier's press service.

Flight UT 716 is preparing to land in Dubai as usual. The company emphasized that this decision was made in accordance with standard procedures and solely in the interest of safety; There is no threat to flight.
Boeing 767-224 (flight UT 716) took off from Al Maktoum airport and was scheduled to land in Vnukovo at 9:15 p.m. Moscow time. However, some time after takeoff, the plane's crew transmitted the emergency code “7700”.
On January 5, a plane en route from Egypt made an emergency landing at Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow, taking place as usual. Airport operations services met the aircraft and provided its escort according to standard procedures for action in such situations.













