A3xx900 From Germany, joined Jan 2004, 335 posts, RR: 0 Posted (6 years 7 months 2 weeks 2 days 7 hours ago) and read 10076 times:
I did some search and couldn't find a topic on this:
Tonight a KLM turboprop plane on the way from AMS to HOQ (Hof/Plauen) got diverted to AGB (Augsburg), after a passenger got violent and assaulted the pilot.
The flight was a charter for an Augsburg-based company and was actually planned to be on a Polish White Eagle Aviation plane. That plane however had technical issues in AMS and the KL plane got chartered and was able to take off hours behind the scheduled T/O.
since AGB is closed at night, the flight was then planned to land in HOQ. One of the pax was seriously unhappy with this decision and shorthandedly entered the cockpit, assaulted the pilots and forced them to land in AGB. The pax was seriously drunk.
LTU932 From Germany, joined Jan 2006, 13864 posts, RR: 51 Reply 1, posted (6 years 7 months 2 weeks 2 days 7 hours ago) and read 10069 times:
So, AGB, the destination for the tech stop according to the article, was closed for the night and they had to divert to HOQ, only to be forced by a drunken passenger to divert to AGB?
I hope the passenger responsible does serious time for this and gets to pay the bill for it.
A342 From Germany, joined Jul 2005, 4655 posts, RR: 4 Reply 2, posted (6 years 7 months 2 weeks 2 days 7 hours ago) and read 10027 times:
Quoting LTU932 (Reply 1): So, AGB, the destination for the tech stop according to the article, was closed for the night and they had to divert to HOQ, only to be forced by a drunken passenger to divert to AGB?
A342 From Germany, joined Jul 2005, 4655 posts, RR: 4 Reply 4, posted (6 years 7 months 2 weeks 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 9937 times:
Quoting JRadier (Reply 3): If I'm correct this flight was operated by a White Eagle ATR-42.
The article says the following: The flight WAS SUPPOSED to be operated by the airline you mention, but the aircraft went tech and so a KL aircraft was chartered.
A3xx900 From Germany, joined Jan 2004, 335 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (6 years 7 months 2 weeks 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 9807 times:
Quoting A342 (Reply 4): The flight WAS SUPPOSED to be operated by the airline you mention, but the aircraft went tech and so a KL aircraft was chartered.
Exactly.
I wonder why there is no discussion on here about this?
And: With a plane full of coworkers, how could the pax succeed with forcing the plane to divert? Only by telling the pilot bad words? WHy didn't the other pax (his co-workers!) end this? maybe they were unhappy as well and didn't mind flying home?
Lamedianaranja From Venezuela, joined Nov 2004, 1246 posts, RR: 23 Reply 6, posted (6 years 7 months 2 weeks 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 9788 times:
But in the Dutch internet newspaper it says that the man gained entry to the cockpit. I do not believe that possible in any KLM aircraft?
It's been a terrible week! What's happening to our passengers?! On at least 2 other KLM flights a passenger was arrested after landing for fighting and/or unruly behaviour and on one occasion the crew even sedated a man.
A342 From Germany, joined Jul 2005, 4655 posts, RR: 4 Reply 8, posted (6 years 7 months 2 weeks 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 9516 times:
Quoting Lamedianaranja (Reply 6): But in the Dutch internet newspaper it says that the man gained entry to the cockpit. I do not believe that possible in any KLM aircraft?
I've also wondered about that. Maybe there is an exception for smaller airliners ?
Md95 From Italy, joined Apr 2005, 104 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (6 years 7 months 2 weeks 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 9429 times:
Quoting A342 (Reply 2): So, AGB, the destination for the tech stop according to the article, was closed for the night and they had to divert to HOQ, only to be forced by a drunken passenger to divert to AGB?
Then everybody should have been happy! AGB was the original intended destination!!
Jorge1812 From Germany, joined Apr 2004, 3141 posts, RR: 9 Reply 11, posted (6 years 7 months 2 weeks 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 5893 times:
Also read it on teletext and wondered about the thin how the man could get into the cockpit. On small airliners like the SWM Metroliner the cockpit is open on some flights but a 27 pax plane should be a bit bigger and fly with a closed cockpit door.
I guess the ATR are safest in that regard, because between the cockpit and the cabin is the luggage compartment. No way for pax to get in during flight.
JRadier From Netherlands, joined Sep 2004, 4598 posts, RR: 51 Reply 16, posted (6 years 7 months 2 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 3446 times:
Quote:
Berichten van het Duitse persbureau DPA dat het om een KLM-toestel zou gaan werden vrijdag tegengesproken door de Nederlandse luchtvaartmaatschappij.
Translated into English:
News from the German Press Agency DPA that the aircraft involved was a KLM-aircraft was denied by the dutch airline.
For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and ther
MH017 From Netherlands, joined Apr 2005, 1633 posts, RR: 34 Reply 19, posted (6 years 7 months 2 weeks 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 2611 times:
Guys & gals,
It was definitely NOT a KLM or KLC aircraft !!!
The flight was operated by SP-KCN, an White Eagle ATR42 in an all-white colour scheme, which had been parked at Schiphol-East for days, when the party was visiting AMS...
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