The plane of the Russian airline "North Wind" could not fly to St. Petersburg. Shortly after the departure from the Greek city of Heraklion, the ship nearly collapsed, but eventually the pilots managed to level the course and return to the airport of departure.

Details of the incident reported on his page in Instagram Professor of St. Petersburg University, Dmitry Gavra.

"Friends, we almost fell. More precisely, we fell about three kilometers. But it cost. Sharp loss of height. Without blubber. At once. And for a long time. It's not like turbulence. Unpleasant minutes. Then the commander did correct. Especially sorry for the little ones. Children have become ill with ears. The cores - with pressure, "- he wrote.

Passenger of the flight also criticized the actions of the crew in a critical situation. According to him, the crew did not inform the passengers of the accident in the cabin, the stewardess did not calm the people by the speakerphone, and when it became clear that there would be a landing, no one said where.

"After landing, on the outskirts of the airport, when the emergency services and the police came running, the commander and the crew again remained silent for a long time. And people are becoming increasingly uncertain and post-shock panic, "he wrote..

Map with the route of the Russian aircraft:.

According to navigational data, the aircraft lost altitude in a few minutes:.

As reported by the "Observer", earlier the plane of the airline "Aeroflot", which followed from Moscow to Bangkok, landed in a series of air holes when approaching the capital of Thailand. As a result of the emergency, which occurred on May 1, at least 27 people were injured. Join the "Observer" groups on Facebook and VKontakte, stay tuned!.