Russian tourists stuck in Cuba due to plane malfunction

Tourists from Russia cannot fly home from Cuba due to a malfunction of the plane

Photo: Natalia Gubernatorova

For the seventh hour, tourists from the Russian Federation have not been able to fly from Cuba to Moscow due to a faulty plane, writes «Mash».

The Cayo Coco — Moscow flight was supposed to start on February 8 at 18:00 local time. The departure was postponed to 05:40 in the morning, citing a lack of fuel as the reason. Later, according to the channel, another version appeared — the plane was faulty.

Over 300 people are waiting for their flight at the airport; they were given sandwiches and water.

Later they reported that passengers were being given luggage and check them into hotels.