Emergency landing in Bermuda: Pigs disrupt KLM flight
Passengers flying from Amsterdam to Mexico will remember this journey for a long time due to an emergency landing. "The pilots announced that they could not continue the flight and were landing at the nearest airport," wrote one of the passengers in an Instagram story. The reason was exceptionally shocking.
Friday, December 13th, this year, was unlucky for a group of nearly 300 people flying a Boeing B787-9, operated by KLM, from Amsterdam to Mexico. Due to unexpected circumstances, they arrived at their destination only the next day.
Unexpected landing
"I had to make an emergency landing in Bermuda because of 14,000 kilograms of pigs," wrote Michał Dziedzic, an editor, in his Instagram story while travelling to Mexico.
"Flying somewhere over the middle of the ocean, we learned from the main pilot that someone loaded 14,000 kilograms of pigs into the cargo and apparently in the wrong place because the smell reached the cockpit," the journalist explained via social media. As a result, the pilots had to put on oxygen masks and could not continue the flight. The emergency landing took place in Bermuda.
Shocking story
After safely landing at the airport on the British Overseas Territory, all passengers disembarked the plane. They checked into a hotel around 8:00 PM EST. Their flight to Mexico took place only the next day in the evening, which means many passengers lost a whole vacation in a paradise location.
Meanwhile, the pigs that caused the unusual commotion were unloaded and placed safely on the island, where a veterinarian took care of them.
"The Royal Gazette" emphasizes that thanks to the cooperation between KLM and the local authorities of the islands, humane treatment of the animals and the comfort of the passengers were ensured. The local press highlighted that this event was an exceptional challenge and that such situations are rare.
