On the evening of December 28, a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 737-800 made an emergency landing at Oslo Torp Sandefjord Airport (TRF) after experiencing hydraulic failure shortly after takeoff from Oslo-Gardermoen Airport (OSL).
The aircraft registered PH-BXM was conducting flight KL1204 to Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS), carrying 176 passengers and six crew members. The crew reported a hydraulics issue shortly after departure at 7:05 p.m. local time, prompting a diversion to Torp Airport.
While landing on runway 18 at Torp, the plane veered off the right side of the runway, stopping on soft grass. Emergency crews responded swiftly, and all passengers were safely evacuated via boarding stairs. No injuries were reported among those on board.
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“Our passengers were transported to Oslo by bus last night and provided with hotel accommodation if required. KLM will send an aircraft this afternoon to pick up passengers in Oslo. They will be assisted both at Oslo Gardermoen airport and in Amsterdam,” KLM said in a statement. “KLM’s technical team will arrive in Sandefjord this morning to investigate the circumstances of the incident together with local authorities and the airport in accordance with aviation procedure, and retrieve the aircraft as soon as possible.”
The incident is under investigation, and authorities are working to determine the cause of the hydraulic failure. The affected aircraft remains on the grass near the runway, with no significant disruption reported to ongoing operations.