89. Sheremetyevo International Airport – Russia
Year of construction: 1959
Risk factors: Plane crash in 2019 that killed 41 people
People who follow airport news remember the incident at Sheremetyevo International Airport, located in Moscow, Russia, in 2019. Forty-one people were killed after a Russian plane landed at the airport and burst into flames. The emergency landing took place right after the plane took off.
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The jet caught fire after a bumpy landing. It landed with full tanks of fuel after the crew lost contact with ATC. The crew thought it was too dangerous to dump the fuel, but the full tanks ignited upon landing. The incident sparked an investigation into safety standards at the airport to determine why the landing was bumpy and why the crew lost touch with air traffic control.