Pilots of a flight from Istanbul to Moscow were targeted with a laser in the sky

The crew of a passenger airliner was subjected to a dangerous laser attack while approaching landing in Moscow. This was reported by the Telegram channel Aviaincident.

The incident occurred on April 20, when an Airbus A321 was performing a regular flight from Istanbul to Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport. At the moment when the aircraft was at an altitude of two thousand meters approximately 50 kilometers west of the capital, unknown perpetrators directed a bright green beam at the pilots' cockpit.

Despite the potentially dangerous situation, the professionalism of the crew allowed them to continue the flight without deviating from the route. The landing at the destination airport proceeded in normal mode, safely and without incident.