“For normal people, grief and joy do not have nationality or other affiliations. And heroism is the same category. You are just proud of the people who accomplished the feat. Respect them for not being scared and just able. You honor saved lives. Well done, ”he wrote on Facebook.
On the morning of August 15, the Airbus A321 Ural Airlines plane, flying from Moscow to Simferopol, soon after takeoff made an emergency landing near Zhukovsky Airport after both engines failed due to preliminary flocks of gulls entering them.
On August 16, Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded Airbus A321 pilots the titles of Heroes of Russia.
The honored pilot of Russia Konstantin Onokhin in an interview with the FAN noted that the commander of A321 made the absolutely right decision in these conditions and landed the plane on the platform in front of him.