The London-Beijing flight with 270 passengers and 16 crew landed in Irkutsk, Eastern Siberia, at 10.41 local time on Wednesday.
Passengers on way to London after an unscheduled stopover in Paris of Siberia.
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All on board safe after An-148 jet returns to Talakan Airport soon after takeoff.
Pilot error, technical malfunction and bad weather are all possible causes checked by investigators.