Kazakhstan’s national team still in Armenia after emergency landing

The national football team of Kazakhstan is still in Armenia.

The plane carrying players of the national team had to make an emergency landing at Yerevan’s Zvartnots Airpot shortly after take-off.

The flight of the Russian Severstal Airline initially scheduled for 00:30, but the plane took off at 1:13, the General Department of Civil Aviation of Armenia reports.

The plane had to return to Yerevan because of landing gear malfunction to avoid further problems and landed at Zvartnots Airport at 2:46.

The national team is expected to leave at 16:00 today.

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