KAZAN, October 28 (RIA Novosti) — The Antonov An-124 Ruslan transport aircraft carrying a European satellite forced to land in Ulyanovsk because of an engine failure will depart for the Baikonur space center within two or three hours, a representative of the Volga-Dnepr Group, Andrei Matveyev, told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.
"Most likely, the defect will be fixed within two hours, maximum three hours, and the aircraft will be able to continue the flight," Matveyev said.
According to preliminary data, the reason for aircraft's forced landing in Ulyanovsk was the failure of one of the engines, public relations specialist at the Ulyanovsk Department of Internal Affairs on Transport Galina Grigorenko told RIA Novosti earlier in the day.
The plane was flying from Moscow to Baikonur with 20 people on board.
The Volga-Dnepr Group, the owner of the plane, has announced that the cargo was not damaged during the forced landing.
