A KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 737 flight that was on its way to Amsterdam from Oslo made an emergency landing in the south of Norway shortly after take-off due to a malfunction on Saturday evening. The plane landed at Torp’s Sandefjord airport at 7:14 pm, Dutch media reports said quoting the Norwegian Police. There were 182 people on board including crew and no one was injured in the incident. 

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The flight departed from Oslo at 6:55 pm. According to a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines statement, the pilots decided to divert to Torp after they heard a “loud noise” and saw smoke coming from the left engine. They were unable to control the aircraft after landing as it slid and entered the grass next to the runway, NOS said in a report.

All the passengers were transported to Torp Sandefjord airport’s terminal by bus and a little before 21:00 everyone was off the plane, the Dutch media outlet added.

A passenger on board told the media that the captain’s clear instructions were instrumental in keeping the passengers calm as they also heard a loud noise, similar to that of a car crash, after take-off. The captain told the passengers that the aircraft’s hydraulic system was broken and they would diverted to another airport as Oslo had reported fog. As the aeroplane finally halted, the elated passengers gave the pilots a round of applause before exiting, reports added.

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The Boeing 737 remains stuck on the runway and the Torp airport will remain closed for the rest of the evening so that the KLM aircraft can be removed. Sandefjord is located about 150 kilometers from the Norwegian capital.

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