A Russian airline UTair . Boeing 737 plane , carrying 78 passengers plus crew , . has requested an emergency landing at the Pulkovo airport in St Petersburg , the company and a Russian aviation source said on . Wednesday . The source said one of the plane 's engines had failed and . that the plane had been due to land at 12:25 pm ( 0925 GMT ) . The emergency landing was carried out 'after the transmitter went off , signalling the right engine 's failure ' , a source told RIA Novosti news agency . Russia 's Emergencies Ministry said it could not immediately . comment . Near miss : The flight path of the Russian Boeing 737 that carried out an emergency landing at St Petersburg 's Pulkovo airport after the starboard engine reportedly cut out . Fear : A Boeng 737 similar to the aircraft pictured , but belonging to the UTair airline rather than Hainan Airlines , has requested an emergency landing at Russia 's Pulkovo airport inSt Petersburg .
The emergency landing occurred at St Petersburg Pulkovo airport . The plane 's starboard engine had reportedly failed . The flight had been due to land at 0925 GMT . This follows the tragic crash of a Germanwings plane in the Alps .