MOSCOW: A Russian Airbus with more than 230 people on board was forced to make an emergency landing in a corn field outside Moscow on Thursday after hitting a flock of seagulls, officials said.There were no immediate reports of serious injuries.The Ural Airlines A321 was carrying 226 passengers and seven crew from Moscow’s Zhukovsky airport to Simferopol in Russia-annexed Crimea, the Rosaviatsia air transport agency said in a statement.The bird strike occurred shortly after take-off, causing engine trouble, and the crew decided to immediately land.The plane landed in the corn field about a kilometre from the runway, with its engines …read more
Source: theSun
