At Kazan airport, a pusher tug collided with an Aeroflot plane.
The incident occurred today, July 5, while maneuvering from the parking lot by a pusher tug of an aircraft preparing to operate flight No. SU 794 from Kazan to Antalya (Turkey). The collision happened for a technical reason. The aircraft suffered damage to the fuselage.
There are no injuries among the passengers or crew. A backup aircraft took off for the passengers, which is scheduled to depart on the route at 16:30.
The Volga Transport Prosecutor’s office has begun checking the circumstances of the incident.
Updating information:
Due to the need to replace the aircraft, the departure time of the following Aeroflot flights has been adjusted: SU 793 Antalya — Yekaterinburg for 5.07 will depart at 4:30 on 6.07; SU 2804 Yekaterinburg — Krasnoyarsk for 6.07 approximately at 12:30; SU 2805 Krasnoyarsk — Yekaterinburg for 6.07 approximately at 18:30 local time.
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