Plane carrying 200 people forced to circle over Norway for THREE hours to burn off jet fuel before making an emergency landing with a suspected flat tyre
- Novair Airbus A321 landed safely at Oslo's main airport on Sunday night
- A tyre may have been punctured when the plane was taking off
- Plane was filled with holidaymakers en route to Greek island of Crete
A passenger plane with a suspected flat tyre was forced to circle over Norway for nearly three hours before making an emergency landing at the capital's main airport.
The plane circled the skies to burn off fuel before attempting the landing at Oslo Airport in Gardermoen.
The Novair Airbus A321 was carrying almost 200 passengers and crew when it landed safely on Sunday night.
A Novair Airbus A321 with a suspected punctured tyre makes an emergency landing at Oslo Airport
A tyre may have been punctured when the plane was taking off while en route to Chania on the Greek island of Crete.
The flight crew declared an emergency and the airport activated a full alert, The Local reported.
The plane was carrying mostly Norwegian citizens who were heading to Greece for their holidays.
After the plane landed, Lasse André Vangstein, press officer at Oslo airport, told the Norwegian News Agency (NTB): 'It went very well. The plane landed normally without any indications of any errors.
'It is too early to say whether there really was a puncture or just an [instrument] indication of a puncture.'
Emergency: The Novair Airbus A321 is believed to have suffered a punctured tyre upon take-off
The plane's flight crew declared an emergency and circled over Norway for almost three hours to burn off fuel
Worried mother Jane Andersen, whose 11-year-old son, Magnus, was on the plane with his father, rushed to the airport when she learned of the emergency landing.
She heard the plane landed safely while she was en route to see him: 'It was a relief. Now the only thing I want to do is just give [Magnus] a hug.'
The passengers were offered hotel rooms and were scheduled to make the four-hour flight to Chania on Monday morning.
Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-2739594/Plane-carrying-200-people-forced-circle-
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