Primers Nordic plane makes emergency landing

A passenger has claimed there were flames coming from the engine as a plane was forced to make an emergency landing on Sunday afternoon.


Shikofeh Ghobadi was on board a Primera Air Nordic flight to Stockholm from Tenerife, when she says she saw one of the aircraft's engines on fire.

The pilots of the Boeing 737 made the emergency landing in Nantes, France, after the mid-air engine problem, in which Ms Ghobadi claims she thought they 'would crash.'

Speaking to Aftonbladet, the passenger said: 'I looked out the window and saw the fire from the left engine. I thought that we would die, this is the end.'

She describes how after making a safe landing, she felt 'born again,' after believing they would crash.

Another passenger on board the flight told Swedish news-site Dagens Nyheter that he 'heard a loud bang while it felt like a real slowdown, followed by vibrations.'

He alleges that the engine was then 'turned off' and put into an 'idle state.' The engine fault is believed to have started around half-way into the journey.

The aircraft had 169 passengers on board, who after landing safely, were then taken to local hotels for the evening.

Christian Nissen, CEO for Swedish tour operator Solresor, which had around 149 customers on board the flight, said that the 'pilots heard a bang from the engine and it began to spew fire from the engine after which it died.'

A spokesperson for Primera Air told MailOnline Travel: 'Yesterday evening (February 28) Primera Air Nordic flight 6F644 from Tenerife to Stockholm made an unscheduled technical landing in Nantes (NTS) in France, as a consequence of perceived problems with one of its engines.

'While cruising the crew heard an unusual noise from one of the engines. A decision was made by crew to make a technical landing at the nearest airport or Nantes in France. 

'The cause of the technical defect is under investigation by our technical experts in cooperation with engine manufacture CFM. The engine was never shut down. 

'The aircraft landed safely without incident and passengers and crew were accommodated at nearby hotels and will be transported to Sweden later today.'

'We appreciate our flight crew for the professional handling of the flight and high standards.' 

(Culled from dailymail.co.uk)