Moscow 11 Aug Vesti. It has become known the name of the captain of…
Moscow 11 Aug Vesti. It has become known the name of the captain of the aircraft that guided the plane out of the turbulence zone during landing at Ufa airport.
Consensus
- A Nordwind Airlines flight from Kaliningrad to Uфа encountered severe turbulence during landing on August 9.
- The aircraft diverted to Magnitogorsk Airport due to severe weather conditions.
- The flight landed safely at Magnitogorsk Airport.
- The pilot, identified as Yevgenia Kireев, was praised by passengers and the airline.
- After refueling, the aircraft resumed its journey to Ufa.
- Most passengers chose to travel to Ufa by ground transport after the incident.
- The airline confirmed that all information was communicated to passengers promptly.
Points of divergence
- The aircraft was struck by lightning, causing a fire on board and a significant drop in altitude. — vm
- The Ufa air traffic controller allowed the approach despite severe weather conditions. — riamo
- The aircraft experienced a short circuit in the nose section after being struck by lightning. — tg_mash
- The pilot is a woman who was described as a 'heroine' and was seen sitting on the ground with her hands on her head after landing. — vesti
- The airline confirmed that no lightning strike occurred. — m24
- The airline confirmed that no lightning strike occurred. — tg_tass_agency
- The pilot was a woman and was described as a 'hero' by passengers. — vm
Coverage (9 sources)
- It has become known the name of the pilot who saved the flight in the zone of turbulence in Ufa — Вести
- Nordwind refutes data about lightning strike on Kaliningrad – Ufa aircraft — Вести
- Airlines Nordwind refuted reports of lightning strike on aircraft of Kaliningrad-Ufa flight. — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Girl-pilot saved plane that got caught in the center of a thunderstorm on the Kaliningrad-Ufa flight — Вечерняя Москва
- Lightning struck the Kaliningrad-Ufa plane during landing — РИАМО
- Flight Kaliningrad - Ufa landed in Magnitogorsk due to strong thunderstorm — Вести
- Mash: Lightning struck the plane on the Kaliningrad-Ufa flight — Вечерняя Москва
- Lightning struck the Kaliningrad-Ufa plane during yesterday's thunderstorm. The female pilot brought it out of the most severe conditions and... — Mash
- Airlines Nordwind denied lightning strike on plane Kaliningrad - Ufa — Москва 24
Key entities
- Ufa
- Kaliningrad
- Nordwind
- Magnitogorsk
- Moscow
- Mash Batash
- Max
- Telegram channel
- RIA Novosti
- Mash
- Republic of Bashkortostan
- Ufa1.ru
- Anna Krivitskaya
- Bashinform
- Евгения Киреева