Shortly after take-off there was a malfunction on one of the engines on a charter flight from Lanzarote to Hamburg. The machine had to make an emergency landing on a neighboring island. Nobody was harmed.
Arrecife / Lanzarote – A machine of the charter airline Condor made an emergency landing in Fuerteventura shortly after take-off in Lanzarote with destination Hamburg due to an engine failure. An airline spokeswoman said on Saturday that the machine was able to land safely there.
Immediately after the start on Friday there was a malfunction in one of the engines, combined with cracking noises. The pilots would have initiated the usual procedure in such cases and declared an “air emergency” in order to be able to land at the alternate airport with priority.
According to the spokeswoman, the 209 passengers and eight crew members were able to leave the machine in the normal way. Nobody was harmed. A replacement machine should come from Frankfurt on Saturday and bring the travelers to their destination Hamburg.
The “Bild” newspaper and other media had previously reported on the incident. A video broadcast by a Spanish broadcaster showed how flames started to break out of the right engine shortly after take-off. The cause of the engine malfunction is now to be investigated. dpa
