With identification of the 122 fatalities about to start after a crash in the Siberian city of Irkutsk, S7, formerly Sibir, said another A-310 had made a forced landing in southern Russia after the crew detected a low level of engine oil during a charter flight from Turkey to Moscow.
The Airbus, which was carrying 243 passengers and eight crew, landed without any problems at the airport in the Black Sea resort of Simferopol.
"While flying charter flight 1822 from Antalia to Moscow and after a technical service in Antalia, the crew noticed the oil level dropping in one engine," a company spokesperson said. "For safety reasons, the pilot made the decision to land at Simferopol airport."
In Siberia, forensic experts and relatives will start the grim process of identifying the bodies recovered from the wreckage of the A-310-300 after it crashed Sunday killing at least 122.
The plane was making a routine flight from Moscow to the city of Irkutsk, about 3,000 miles east of the capital and the home airport for popular tourist destination Lake Baikal. The airliner, which the company said early Monday had 195 passengers and eight crew on board, veered off the runway on landing and burst into flames after hitting a concrete wall.
The company also said 70 people had been injured. President Vladimir Putin has declared July 10 a day of mourning for the A-310 victims.
