By Cristina Hodgson • Published: 13 Feb 2020 • 7:53
An Air Baltic aircraft on its way from Riga to Malaga yesterday (Wednesday) morning had to make an emergency landing in Bordeaux in south-west France due to an engine failure.
The captain had reported that he had detected a stop in the left engine and the usual safety procedures were put in place
The company said in a statement that the flight BT677 had to be diverted for “technical reasons” and landed safely at Bordeaux-Mérignac airport.
The French Bureau of Investigation and Analysis (BEA), which is responsible for investigating this type of situation, announced on Twitter that it was sending a team of experts to analyse the incident.
And Flightradar: “Air Baltic flight #BT677 Riga – Malaga has changed the squawk code to 7700 (general emergency) and is diverting to Bordeaux”
Air Baltic flight #BT677 Riga – Malaga has changed the squawk code to 7700 (general emergency) and is diverting to Bordeauxhttps://t.co/oCfV80ZlIj Reason is currently unknown pic.twitter.com/p7ABpsOYZS — Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) February 12, 2020
Air Baltic flight #BT677 Riga – Malaga has changed the squawk code to 7700 (general emergency) and is diverting to Bordeauxhttps://t.co/oCfV80ZlIj
Reason is currently unknown pic.twitter.com/p7ABpsOYZS
— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) February 12, 2020
Air Baltic said that it is organising a new flight to Malaga as soon as possible, apologised to the affected passengers, adding that it has offered the passengers food and drink until they can board again.
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