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AZAL Flight Returns to Pulkovo After Gear Alert, Safe Landing With Minor Runway Excursion

A swift airport response limited disruption to a brief traffic pause, with a replacement aircraft departing later in the morning.

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Overview

  • Rosaviatsia said the AZAL crew turned back to St. Petersburg shortly after takeoff after a landing‑gear‑unretracted alert.
  • During control flyovers, ground teams visually confirmed an abnormal position of the left main landing gear.
  • After burning off fuel, the jet landed and then veered off the runway centerline, slightly entering the ground area during rollout.
  • All 162 people on board were uninjured, and passengers were brought to the terminal at about 04:30 MSK.
  • Airport movements paused for under 20 minutes, the aircraft was towed to parking around 08:00, and a replacement flight left at 09:43 with 112 passengers as others declined to travel.