Plane en route from Moscow to Chelyabinsk gives distress signal

A passenger plane flying from Sheremetyevo Airport to Chelyabinsk gave a distress signal almost 1.5 hours after departure and began to descend, Report informs via TASS.

"A Boeing 737 aircraft with passengers on board, flying from Sheremetyevo Airport to Chelyabinsk gave a distress signal almost 1.5 hours after departure. Then it began to decline," the agency's source said.

According to him, the board is currently making a Ufa turn. Approximate landing will take place in 20 minutes.