Kos: Panic for 169 passengers of Air Explore;a bit of media confusion… tagged: , , , , , , ,

Kos: Panic for 169 passengers of Air Explore;a bit of media confusion…

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Passengers of a charter flight heading to the Greek islands of Kos were in shock to see one of the air planes engines exploding.
According to news portal www.news247.gr and Greek TV channels,  the charter flight carrying 169 passengers from Verona, Italy to Kos, Greece landed at the airport of Kos at 9 am. Just a few seconds after the landing,  one of its engines burst into flames causing shock among the passengers.
Commanding pilot gave instructions for the immediate evacuation of the aircraft, which caused panic among passengers.  Passengers and crew members were evacuated by slides.
Fire vehicles were able to extinguish the fire.
 
The  Boeing  737 -400  belongs to Air Explore, Slovakian airlines.  On board there were 169 passengers, including a baby, and sever crew members. There are no reports about injuries.
 

Confusion….

While Greek media reported that the planes engine got fire on the ground, AFP news agency reports that the plane landed with the engire  on fireand that the pilot asked Kos airport for emergency landing.

The 170 – seats Boeing is the only airplane  operated by   Air Explore, which  “offers services in the area of non regular and charter air transport and leasing of aircraft with crew (ACMI flights)” ,as  stated in company’s official website. AirExplore praises to be  able to fly from almost any airport in Europe, Africa and Asia, if it can handle the Boeing 737-400. For example, from Bratislava we are able to reach the Canary Islands, the Egyptian resort destinations such as Hurghada and Sharm El Sheik, all Greek, Spanish or  Italian resorts flying non-stop even with a fully occupied aircraft.

 Investigation is being carrying out to ascertain the cause of the incident.
 
As I have been a frequent flyer for two decades, I realy do care about passengers safety…. So, no offence, please!