A person has been killed after ending up in the running jet engine of a KLM passenger plane at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport.
The death happened as the KL1341 flight was getting ready to fly to Billund, Denmark, on Wednesday afternoon.The airline said it was taking care of passengers and employees who witnessed the incident and it was investigating.
Various Dutch media outlets have suggested the victim could be an employee involved in pushing back an airplane before it takes off.
Pictures obtained by Dutch national broadcaster NOS show emergency services surrounding the passenger jet on the airport’s apron - where aircraft are parked.
According to reports, the aircraft involved was a short-haul Embraer jet used by KLM’s Cityhopper service operating flights between nearby destinations within Europe.
"Infrastructure Minister Mark Harbers said on X: "Terrible news about a fatal accident today at Schiphol.
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A person has been killed after ending up in the running jet engine of a KLM passenger plane at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport.
The death happened as the KL1341 flight was getting ready to fly to Billund, Denmark, on Wednesday afternoon.The airline said it was taking care of passengers and employees who witnessed the incident and it was investigating.
Various Dutch media outlets have suggested the victim could be an employee involved in pushing back an airplane before it takes off.
Pictures obtained by Dutch national broadcaster NOS show emergency services surrounding the passenger jet on the airport’s apron - where aircraft are parked.
According to reports, the aircraft involved was a short-haul Embraer jet used by KLM’s Cityhopper service operating flights between nearby destinations within Europe.
"Infrastructure Minister Mark Harbers said on X: "Terrible news about a fatal accident today at Schiphol.
The original article contains 275 words, the summary contains 142 words. Saved 48%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!