Dubai-Moscow Flight Makes Safe Emergency Landing in Astrakhan After False Fire Alarm

A passenger plane traveling from Dubai to Moscow sent out a distress signal over the Caspian Sea, according to data from the flight tracking service Flightradar.

The Boeing-737 indicated a General Emergency code about 20 minutes ago over the Caspian Sea, The Caspian Post reports, citing TASS.

"The airplane made a safe landing in Astrakhan. There are no casualties," a representative of a Russian aviation service said.

The emergency landing took place after a fire alarm that went off. According to preliminary information, the alarm was false.

The plane left Dubai at 3:39 p.m. Moscow time. Arrival was scheduled for 7:46 p.m. Moscow time. There were 188 people on board, including six crew members.