A Lufthansa Boeing 747 can be seen on video making a violent bounce as it landed at Los Angeles Airport on Tuesday. Credit: Airline Videos Live via YouTube
Hundreds of airline passengers were forced to wait almost a day to continue their journey after a plane got stuck in mud while attempting to take off after a stopover in Kazakhstan on Saturday.
Swiss International Air Lines Flight 161 was scheduled to fly from Tokyo to Zurich, but landed at Astana International Airport due to a medical incident, the airline confirmed to FOX Business.
“The passenger has been handed over to medical staff on site,” Swiss International Airlines said in a statement.
When the Boeing 777 was ready to take off again, the taxiways in Astana were closed, so the pilots had to turn the plane 180 degrees while still on the runway.
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A Swiss International Air Lines Boeing 777-300ER arrived at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California, on August 31, 2023, at the start of the Labor Day holiday. (Aaron P/Bauer Griffin/GC Images/Getty Images)
“The plane’s front wheel got stuck in the grass,” one user said. About X. Photos posted showed the plane stuck in mud and was towed back to the runway before being inspected for damage.
As for passengers, Austrian Airlines confirmed to FOX Business that it had stepped in to help its “sister airlines.”
“Austrian Airlines dispatched a Boeing 777-200 aircraft to Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, to transport the Swissair passengers to Vienna,” the statement said. The 331 passengers took off 20 hours after the first plane landed in Kazakhstan.
Swiss International Air Lines then sent another 777 to transport it from Vienna to Zurich.
Austrian Airlines and SWISS are both part of the Lufthansa Group.
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A Swissair Boeing 777 parked at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California on June 18, 2017. (FG/Bauer Griffin/GC Images/Getty Images)
“We would like to thank all our passengers for their understanding and patience during these unusual and unexpected circumstances,” Swiss He told Business Insider. “We would like to once again apologise for any inconvenience caused and would like to thank all the staff involved for their tireless efforts and fantastic efforts.”
No passengers were injured and the plane, still seated on board, was cleared to resume flying after being inspected by the airline’s technical experts in consultation with Boeing, local authorities and Swiss authorities.
A new Swiss International Air Lines crew will move the aircraft to Zurich as soon as possible, the company said.
In this photo illustration, the Swiss International Air Lines logo appears on a smartphone screen. (Rafael Enrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images / Getty Images)
| Ticker | safety | last | change | change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drakey | Lufthansa | 6.34 | +0.03 |
+0.48% |
| Swine | Solowin Holdings | 2.68 | +0.13 |
+5.10% |
| BA | Boeing | 173.43 | +1.33 |
+0.78% |
In April, Lufthansa The flight from Frankfurt to Los Angeles experienced a “rough landing” at Los Angeles International Airport.
of Boeing 747-8 Los Angeles-based Airline Video Live captured on camera the plane bouncing off the runway, attempting to land again before taking off, circling the airport and finally landing safely on the second attempt.
A few days ago, Swiss International Air Lines New York City The Zurich-bound flight was forced to abort takeoff but a “potentially dangerous situation” was averted, the airline confirmed.
Flight LX17 left the gate at 4:21 p.m. on April 17 from John F. Kennedy Airport, according to FlightAware. At the same time the plane was cleared to take off, air traffic controllers on a different frequency gave four other jets the go-ahead to clear the runway, according to audio obtained by NPR.
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“Thanks to the crew’s high situational awareness and quick reactions, a potentially dangerous situation was quickly defused,” Swiss International Airlines said in a statement to Fox Business.
