‘Proud of you!’ Russian football club gives lifetime tickets to heroic Ural Airlines crew
On Thursday, the Airbus A321, heading to Simferopol from Moscow, made a belly landing in a cornfield after suffering a total engine failure caused by a birdstrike.
The Russian Premier League club paid tribute to the pilots and flight attendants after the packed jet successfully landed, and passengers were safely evacuated.
“Lifetime tickets for bravery! We want to express deep respect for the crew of Ural Airlines flight U6178,” the club wrote on Twitter.
✈️⚽️ Бессрочный абонемент за отвагу! Огромный респект всему экипажу U6-178 нашего партнера @Ural_Air_Lines Гордимся вами, земляки! В знак бесконечного уважения дарим каждому члену экипажа бессрочные абонементы на домашние матчи «Урала».
— ФК Урал (@FCURAL) August 15, 2019
Волнения и драйва вам только на стадионе! pic.twitter.com/xq5SCUxqfK
“We are so proud of you, our townsmen. As a token of our endless respect and gratitude we want to present every flight crew member with lifetime tickets for FC Ural home matches. We want you to only feel tension during games at the stadium!”
FC Ural sits ninth in the table, trailing the current leaders Zenit St. Petersburg by six points.
