A KLM flight from Oslo to Amsterdam on Saturday evening landed instead at the Torp airport in Sandefjord, around a two-hour drive south of the Norwegian capital. The emergency landing comes just a week after a Norwegian Air flight ran off the runway at Molde.
The KLM flight, with 176 passengers and six crew members on board, made the emergency landing after what the police called “an hydraulic error.” Espen Reite, operations leader for the local police, told state broadcaster NRK that “it was a bit too early to specify the reason, but we’re investigating along with Havarikommisjonen (Norway’s state accident investigation board).”
KLM officials said the flight landed at Sandefjord after a loud noise was heard on board. KLM said the aircraft, a Boeing 737, veered off the runway after landing and into a grassy area at relatively low speed. There were no injuries and the incident will be investigated, KLM stated. All other flights to and from Torp were cancelled because the KLM flight was still blocking part of the runway.
Another investigation is now underway after a Norwegian Air flight ran off the runway upon landing at Molde in Norway last week, and narrowly avoided ending up in the fjord. The flight had 165 passengers on board and managed to stop just a few meters from the sea.
Passengers were evacuated down emergency slides from the aircraft but no one was injured. The state accident investigation board nonetheless is launching a full investigation because the incident was ranked in its “next most serious” category.
NewsinEnglish.no staff
