# Hainan Airlines flight to Manchester makes emergency landing in Russia 2026-08-16T13:38:28+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A Hainan Airlines flight from Beijing to Manchester made an emergency landing in Russia on August 15 after a mid-air mechanical fault. Flight HU753, an Airbus A330-300 carrying over 230 passengers, was about four hours into its journey when sensors detected a problem over Siberia, NDTV reported citing Metro.UK. The crew issued an emergency signal and diverted to Krasnoyarsk International Airport, landing safely at 6:28 am local time. Russian emergency teams were on standby. The Russian Emergencies Ministry confirmed no injuries or damage to the aircraft or ground facilities. Hainan Airlines apologised and said it would send a replacement aircraft to Krasnoyarsk to complete the onward journey. The airline said it would arrange passenger support to ensure safe arrival in Manchester. ## Coverage - ndtv.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Beijing, Hainan Airlines, Krasnoyarsk, Manchester, Russia Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/hainan-airlines-flight-to-manchester-makes-emergency-landing-in-russia/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/hainan-airlines-flight-to-manchester-makes-emergency-landing-in-russia/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/