The Riga airport urgently sat airliner without front landing gear

In the Latvian capital Riga airport made an emergency landing the plane with passengers, who after taking off the front landing gear stuck. Landing "on the belly" to be successful, no one on board was injured 67 people, reports Delfi.

The incident occurred with the flight company Air Baltic, the guide from Riga to Zurich. Shortly after takeoff the aircraft Bombardier Q400 NextGen crew noted a problem with the front landing gear.

it was decided to go back and spend a landing in conditions of increased security measures on the basis of this information.

The aircraft were put "on the belly". Among the passengers turned out to be a pilot Boeing, which has provided all possible assistance in the evacuation of passengers. On board were four crew members and 63 passengers, including a baby and two children.

After landing at the airport was closed for some time, including the examination of the runway. According to the services, the runway was not damaged.

Representatives of the airline said that now the technical inspection will be subject to all aircraft Bombardier Q400 NextGen, available to Air Baltic.