A Boeing 737 aircraft operating on the Gyumri-Moscow route issued an emergency signal while in flight, according to reports.
Operative Information Center-OMM reports, citing data from the aviation tracking platform Flightradar, that the aircraft encountered a technical malfunction during the journey.
Following the emergency signal, the flight crew initiated an emergency descent. According to real-time flight tracking data, the aircraft was subsequently diverted to the airport in Makhachkala, Russia, for an unscheduled landing.
Emergency diversions of this nature are standard aviation safety protocols designed to ensure passenger and crew safety when technical irregularities are detected. Such incidents are closely monitored by civil aviation authorities to determine the root cause of the malfunction and ensure the airworthiness of the aircraft before it returns to service.
