“Obviously, the actions of the crew deserve the highest praise. Based on the results of the consideration of this situation, apparently, it will be necessary to prepare documents on how to submit them to state awards, ”he said at a government meeting after a report by Transport Minister Eugene Dietrich.

As the prime minister noted, the actions of the crew avoided the disaster.

“Thanks to the very skillful action of the crew, it was possible to prevent a catastrophe, it was possible to prevent the death of people,” he added.

Earlier, the Federal Air Transport Agency reported that the A321 crew will be presented for awards.

On August 15, the plane of the flight Moscow - Simferopol made an emergency landing after engine ignition during takeoff. Ruptly video agency published a video filmed by a copter at the scene of the incident.

Expert expert Alexander Romanov commented on the actions of the pilots in an interview with the FAN.

More details in the material RT.