Source: Simon Hradecky

A Red Wings Airbus A321-200, registration VP-BVO performing flight WZ-4071 from Ekaterinburg (Russia) to Antalya (Turkey), was climbing out of Ekaterinburg when a burning odour occurred in the passenger cabin. Flight attendants found a seat cover smouldering on fire and discharged fire extinguishers successfully putting the fire out. The crew decided to continue the flight to Antalya where the aircraft landed safely.

On Mar 28th 2019 the airline reported they found a lighter between the seats, it appears a passenger used a lighter to set the seat cover alight. The airline is going to propose a ban of carrying lighters onto aircraft to Rosaviatsia (Russia’s Civil Aviation Authority).