British Airways A-321 makes emergency landing in Baku over engine fire

BAKU. KAZINFORM - A British Airways A-321 plane made an emergency landing at the Baku airport shortly after the takeoff due to engine fire, TASS reported citing the press service of Azerbaijan Airlines.

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According to the press service, the Airbus with 92 passengers and crew members took off from the Geidar Aliyev airport in Baku at 21:19 local time (19:19 Moscow time) and was bound for London. Eleven minutes after the takeoff, the pilot reported an engine fire and the plane returned to the Baku airport. No one was hurt.