On Saturday, a Royal Dutch Airlines jet carrying about 180 passengers made an emergency landing in Norway after suffering a hydraulic failure mid-air, crashing off the tarmac and into grass.
The airline said the flight was en route from Olso, Norway to Amsterdam when the pilot heard a “loud noise”.
statement from Royal Dutch Airlines:
A loud noise was heard during takeoff of flight KL1204 from Oslo to Amsterdam this evening (28th-12th). It was decided to change the destination to Sandefjord Airport. After landing, the Boeing 737 veered off the runway and plunged into grass at low speed. All 176 passengers and six crew members were unharmed and are being treated. The circumstances of the incident are under investigation.
Update 29-12:
Our passengers were transported to Oslo by bus last night and provided with hotel accommodation if required. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will send a plane to pick up passengers in Oslo this afternoon. They will be supported at both Oslo Gardermoen Airport and Amsterdam.KLM Royal Dutch Airlines’ technical team arrived in Sandefjord this morning and, in accordance with aviation procedures, will investigate the circumstances of the accident together with local authorities and the airport and will recover the aircraft as soon as possible.
Police said: “A passenger plane heading from Oslo to Amsterdam had to make an emergency landing at Torp Airport due to a hydraulic system failure.” reportedly said in a statement.
“After landing, we lost control and turned right and were unable to stop,” one pilot said over the aircraft’s radio intercom. It was further reported The control tower observed smoke coming from the left engine of the plane.
Video from the scene shows passengers evacuating the plane onto a grassy area off the runway.
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Via Nick Souter:
No one was injured or killed, but other similar incidents have recently occurred around the world, resulting in hundreds of casualties.
A passenger plane carrying 181 people crashed and exploded in a fireball in South Korea on Saturday, the Gateway Pundit reported on Saturday.
Horror: Passenger plane carrying 181 people crashes in South Korea, explodes in a ball of fire (Video)
This comes after an Azerbaijan Airlines flight tragically crashed and burst into flames in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day en route from Baku to Grozny, killing more than 30 people.
Additionally, an Air Canada flight carrying 73 passengers encountered a suspected landing gear failure upon landing at Halifax Stanfield International Airport in Nova Scotia, causing the plane to slide off the runway and the wing burst into flames. . Earlier this year, an Air Canada Boeing plane caught fire during takeoff and was forced to make an emergency landing. No injuries were reported on this flight.
