Source: Simon Hradecky | www.avherald.com

An Air Astana Airbus A321-200N, registration EI-KDG performing flight KC-851 from Almaty to Astana (Kazakhstan), was climbing out of Almaty’s runway 05R when the crew declared Mayday reporting smoke in the cabin. The aircraft stopped the climb at about 10,000 feet and returned to Almaty for a safe landing on runway 05R about 20 minutes later.

Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Transport reported the crew declared emergency due to smoke in the cabin. The occurrence is being investigated.