Air Astana flight heading to Kazakh city of Almaty makes emergency landing

Airbus A321 aircraft departed from Antalya, Türkiye landed in Aktau, Kazakhstan due to malfunction in central fuel tank's safety valve, local media reports

By Burc Eruygur

ISTANBUL (AA) - An Air Astana flight heading from Türkiye’s resort city of Antalya to the city of Almaty in Kazakhstan made an emergency landing in the city of Aktau, local media reports said on Wednesday.

Citing Air Astana’s press service, Kazinform news agency reported that an Airbus A321 aircraft belonging to the airline took off from Antalya early Wednesday but had to make an emergency landing in Aktau due to a malfunction in the safety valve of the plane’s central fuel tank.

The report further said that the flight is expected to take off again on Thursday due to the need for a spare part, which will be delivered from Almaty.

It added that the passengers of the delayed aircraft are being provided with meals and are being accommodated in hotels.

Earlier, Air Astana announced on Telegram that 11 of its flights were delayed at Almaty International Airport due to bad weather conditions.

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