Russian flight to Uzbekistan makes emergency landing in Moscow

Russian airline Utair made an emergency landing at Moscow's Vnukovo Airport on Tuesday, Russia's RIA news agency reported.

The Boeing 737 plane with 173 passengers on board was flying from St Petersburg to Samarkand in Uzbekistan but landed safely at Vnukovo, RIA reported.

TASS news agency reported that Utair said the emergency landing was due to a stabiliser malfunction.