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Norwich Airport alert: KLM plane flies out after emergency landing | |
(about 11 hours later) | |
A passenger aircraft made an emergency landing at Norwich Airport after the pilot reported an electrical fault and fumes in the cockpit. | A passenger aircraft made an emergency landing at Norwich Airport after the pilot reported an electrical fault and fumes in the cockpit. |
Ten fire engines were sent to the airport to meet the diverted KLM flight from Manchester to Amsterdam Schiphol. | Ten fire engines were sent to the airport to meet the diverted KLM flight from Manchester to Amsterdam Schiphol. |
The Boeing 737 with 114 passengers on board made a normal landing, airport director Andrew Bell said. | |
Passengers disembarked safely and checks were then made to the aircraft. | Passengers disembarked safely and checks were then made to the aircraft. |
Eighty of the passengers were put up in hotels overnight. | |
Mr Bell said a full emergency was declared and the plane landed just after 14:30 BST. | Mr Bell said a full emergency was declared and the plane landed just after 14:30 BST. |
A KLM spokesman said the plane had made a "precautionary landing because of unidentified fumes" and was being repaired. | A KLM spokesman said the plane had made a "precautionary landing because of unidentified fumes" and was being repaired. |
The aircraft left for Amsterdam on Tuesday evening and would return to service the next day, he said. |
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