Passengers board 5-hour delayed Moscow-Yerevan flight, ETA 2.5 hours

YEREVAN, JULY 26, ARMENPRESS. Passengers have boarded the UTai Moscow-Yerevan plane which was delayed earlier, UTair Armenian representation told ARMENPRESS.

“The boarding began, the plane will take off in a few minutes”, the representative said.

Harutyun Mnatsakanyan posted on Facebook that passengers of Moscow-Yerevan Flight 873 in Vnukovo airport have been told to leave the aircraft after boarding, due to technical malfunction. After a 4-hour delay, airport officials tried to board the passengers on the same plane, but passengers refused and demanded another aircraft.

The representative of UTair said they have been told the aircraft has been changed; there is nothing to worry about.

UTair reported the flight will land in Yerevan after 2.5 hours.