Moscow-Bound Flight Returns to Riga Airport Due to Depressurisation - Official

An Aeroflot plane en route from Riga to Moscow has returned to the airport of departure due to depressurisation, according to Latvian aviation authorities.

"The plane has just landed. Depressurisation", Maris Gorodtsov, head of the Latvian civil aviation administration, said.

According to Gorodtsov, "the crew reported problems, in such cases there is a request to the nearest airport, the airport of the intended landing".

"All services were ready to receive the flight", he added.

#Squawk7700 Emergency declared
SU2101 from Riga to Moscowhttps://t.co/vbpYqV6JYE

/ @CivMilAirhttps://t.co/CAwb00dVdG pic.twitter.com/szwjn81RvT

— Flight Emergency (@FlightEmergency) April 26, 2019

The number of passengers on board is still unknown, as is whether there are any injured among them.

The plane, a Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) with registration number RA-89041, was conducting flight AFL2101 from Riga to Moscow.

The SSJ100 is a twin-engine plane made by Russia's Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company.