A packed tourist plane made an emergency landing in Russia after the engine burst into flames.
Footage captured by frightened passengers through the window shows the engine beginning to spark soon after takeoff.
In another video the engine has burst into flames and started fire and flames can be seen billowing out of the left engine mid flight.
Footage captured by frightened passengers show a plane’s engine bursting into flames forcing it to make an emergency landing in Russia
Passengers on flight number 808 tried to remain calm as they filmed the alarming scene but panicked voices and a child crying can be heard.
Flight attendants struggle to get passengers – who want to see the flames – to sit down and put their belts on.
In one video voices are heard saying: ‘Wait, is it actually on fire? Yes! Really on fire, yes!’
One passenger said: ‘It feels like my desire to fly left me.’
In a second video the crew insist on worried passengers taking their seats even when the aircraft is on the ground – and a clip after the emergency landing shows spray extinguishing the engine inferno.
Raised voices can be heard as flights attendants warn passengers to remain in their seats.
Raised voices can be heard as flights attendants warn passengers to remain in their seats.
One can be heard saying: ‘Don’t take your seat belt off please. Don’t stand up!’
The plane was en route to Sochi, Russia’s summer seaside resort on the Black Sea when the plane caught fire.
Fortunately the plane made an emergency landing Ufa in the Urals and all 202 passengers plus crew members were safely evacuated from the Red Wings Tu-204 jet.
A source at Ufa airport said: ‘There were 202 passengers on board, no injuries reported,’
‘All firefighting and rescue units at the airport worked in line with the emergency plan.
‘Passengers were evacuated with the help of inflatable emergency escape slides seven minutes after the landing.’
The plane landed 5.06am local time, the airport website confirmed and the airline re-routed passengers to their destination with other flights.
Psychologists and airline representatives were reported to be working with shocked passengers and the Russian-made plane is undergoing tests.