A Russian airline is planning to fly an Airbus A320 out of a wheat field where it made an emergency landing last month

• An Airbus A320 operated by Ural Airlines made an emergency landing in Siberia last month.
• Russia has been facing an aircraft shortage due to international sanctions.
• Ural is repairing the jet, protected by 24/7 security, in hopes it will take off from the field.

A Russian airline's Airbus A320 could take off from the same wheat field where it made an emergency landing last month, Reuters reported.

Nearly 170 people were onboard the Ural Airlines flight from Sochi to Omsk on September 12, when a hydraulics fault forced the pilot to land in the field in Siberia's Novosibirsk region, per the BBC. No one was injured in the emergency.

"According to the preliminary technical assessment of specialists, the aircraft is in good condition," Ural Airlines said in a statement, per Reuters, adding that the plane will likely be able to carry out flights in the future.

Russia has been grappling with an aircraft shortage since the country faced international sanctions in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. That means it can't access spare parts from the likes of Boeing and Airbus, and has resorted to smuggling parts and buying from the black market.

Ural has been working to repair the A320 so it can return to service.

In a statement made through its official Telegram channel last Tuesday, Ural said it had successfully removed "soil and straw" from the engine.

It added that it was considering "several options" for the plane taking off from the field, including removing the plane's seats to make the jet lighter.

Ural said the plane will be guarded by a security company for several months, while maintenance is carried out, per Reuters.