A plane carrying Peru fans from Yekaterinburg to Tyumen in Russia landed safely on Friday after an engine fault caused the cabin to fill with smoke, Russia’s air transport regulator said. Safety concerns have plagued Russia’s airline industry, which has witnessed multiple fatal crashes in recent years. The engine of a plane carrying Saudi Arabia’s team caught fire earlier this week.
“During the landing approach, there was a failure in the second turboprop engine,” Rosaviatsiya said in a statement. “As a result of the abnormal engine activity, smoke from overheated oil got into the passenger cabin of the aircraft through the air-conditioning system.”