INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A Russian passenger plane flying from the Black Sea resort of Sochi to the Siberian city of Omsk with 167 people on board made an emergency
forest in the Novosibirsk region, saying no one was injured in the incident.The plane's evacuation slides could be seen deployed and people
stood around the aircraft in a field.Russia's aviation agency Rosaviatsia said the landing took place "on a site selected from the air" near
the village of Kamenka, located in the Novosibirsk region."According to the crew, there are 159 passengers and six crew members onboard,"
the agency added."All passengers are being housed in the nearest village," Rosaviatsia said.Russia's Investigative Committee, which probes
major crimes, has opened a criminal investigation into the violation of air traffic safety rules.It said the aircraft made the emergency
linked to shortages of spare aircraft parts brought on by Western sanctions."For Airbus servicing, we've had the ability to perform all
Airlines is a domestic Russian airline based in the city of Yekaterinburg.
