A Swiss plane made an emergency landing in Kazakhstan on Saturday after skidding off the runway and landing in a field. Sister company AUA intervened and sent a plane to bring the passengers back to Vienna.
The landing was scheduled for Sunday at 10:15. The Swiss Boeing 777 was flying from Tokyo to Zurich with 319 people. Suddenly an emergency landing had to be made in Astana, Kazakhstan.
The reason was a medical emergency of a passenger. He was handed over to the medical staff. It was said that the other passengers survived the emergency cargo unharmed.
Here you see a tweet about the event.
Aircraft not immediately operational
After landing at Astana airport, the pilot had to make a 180-degree turn on the runway, because the taxiway was closed at that time. A front wheel slid slightly into a field. The plane was able to be brought back onto the runway after the incident and experts examined it for possible damage.
Because it was not immediately operational again, sister company AUA stepped in. They sent a plane that took the passengers to Vienna. From there they could continue on to Zurich or their other final destinations. Astana Airport remained closed to all flights for two hours.
Other flights postponed
Due to the missing plane, Swiss had to postpone a long-haul flight to São Paulo from Saturday night and Sunday to the following morning. The departure time for a new long-haul flight was delayed.
Source: Krone
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