Boeing Air France makes emergency landing due to smoke in the cabin

irkoetsk - Due to smoke in the cabin, an aircraft with 282 people on board made an emergency landing in Siberia, in the east of Russia.

The Boeing 777 managed to land safely at Irkutsk airport, nobody was injured, reported Russian media Sunday.

Air France airline plane was on its way from Paris to Shanghai in China. The pilot reportedly noticed the smoke on the border between Russia and Mongolia. According to French media, Air France spoke of a 'penetrating smell and light smoke. 'Where the smoke came from is still unclear.