YEREVAN. – An Iran Aseman Air airline company Boeing 737 passenger plane, which was flying from Tehran, Iran, to Yerevan, Armenia, made an emergency landing at Mehrabad International Airport of the Iranian capital city of Tehran.

Armenian government-affiliated General Department of Civil Aviation Press Secretary Ruben Grdzelyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am that the aircraft, which had departed from Tehran, had technical problems, and therefore it returned to the aforesaid airport.

“They changed the plane, the passengers are already on board the plane; they will fly now,” Grdzelyan added.

He also noted that there are 128 passengers on board the aircraft, and 47 others are waiting in the Armenian capital city of Yerevan, to fly to Tehran with the same plane, and the said airlines have provided them with everything.