RussAir officials told Russian news agencies that the plane, made in 1981, had been completely checked before take-off and there had been no technical issues with the aircraft.
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双方的犯人互换飞机,在12点38分,俄罗斯方面飞机首先起飞。
The prisoners switched planes and the Russian jet took off at 12:38 p.m.
This year has seen several landing accidents, such as the Embraer crash in China, the 737 crash in Columbia and the Polish military transport crash in western Russia in April.