Dutch commercial flight veers off runway in Norway, all onboard unharmed
A passenger plane flying from Norway to the Netherlands went off the runway during an emergency landing on Sunday, the third such incident in 24 hours, following one in South Korea in which 179 people were "presumed" dead, Anadolu reported.
"Flight #KL1204, a Boeing 737-800, veered off the right side of runway 18 after landing at Oslo Torp Sandefjord Airport. The flight diverted there shortly after takeoff from Oslo Airport (OSL)," according to a statement issued by Royal Dutch Airlines and posted on X.
The pilots chose to divert the aircraft to Sandefjord Torp Airport, 110 kilometers from Oslo, for an emergency landing, the news portal ap7am.com said.
Although the plane landed safely, it skidded off the runway shortly after and came to a halt in a grassy area adjacent to the runway, the media outlet said, citing a hydraulic system failure as the reason for the incident.
It said 176 passengers and six crew members on board were not harmed, while an investigation has been launched into the incident.
Earlier, an Air Canada flight was forced to make an emergency landing at Halifax Stanfield International Airport after experiencing a malfunction with its landing gear on Saturday night.
Another incident involving a loss of control of an aircraft upon landing.
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A KLM Boeing 737-800, en route to Amsterdam from Oslo Airport, has lost control while landing and has overshot the runway.
Earlier Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 crashed in Muan with the loss of 179 lives.… pic.twitter.com/jNd3w9shAw
As reported, a Jeju Air passenger plane carrying 181 people crashed while landing at Muan International Airport in South Korea on Sunday morning, leaving 179 dead and 2 alive.
South Korea’s Acting President announces national mourning period over deadly Muan plane crash.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, there were no Kazakh nationals aboard the plane that crashed in Muan.
