A S7 plane
Photo of a S7 plane.
  • A Boeing 737 flying to Moscow, Russia, made an emergency landing on Friday. 
  • Media outlets reported that the plane experienced engine failure after takeoff.
  • Passengers had to wait eight hours for another plane to arrive and continue the flight. 

A passenger plane traveling across Russia made an emergency landing on Friday after its engines caught fire.

Agence France-Presse reported that the incident occurred when a Boeing 737, operated by Russian airline S7, attempted to fly from the Novosibirsk International Airport in Siberia to Moscow. The news agency reported that the plane experienced engine failure after takeoff, forcing it to return to the airport.