London-Heathrow flight makes ‘emergency landing’ at Russian airport

The Air China Boeing 777-300ER departed Heathrow Airport on August 25, 2025, shortly after 22:40, and flew for over five hours before making an unscheduled stop at Nizhnevartovsk Airport (NJC) in Siberia.  

According to Russian state news agency TASS, the Air China Boeing 777, registered B-2033, made a successful “emergency landing” while travelling to Beijing.

While flying from London to Beijing, the crew of an Air China Boeing 777-300 decided to land at an alternate airfield in Russia. The preliminary cause was a malfunction of one of the engines,” said a spokesperson for Rosaviatsia, the Federal Agency for Air Transport in Russia. 

TASS reported that Rosaviatsia confirmed that there were 15 crew members and 250 passengers onboard the aircraft.  

“Thanks to the professionalism and coordinated work, Boeing 777-300 successfully landed at Nizhnevartovsk airfield 60 minutes after sending the PAN signal,” the agency spokesperson added.