Air India flight hits building at Stockholm-Arlanda airport
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Air India flight hits building at Stockholm-Arlanda airport
Reported to have happened shortly after landing.
Google translated from article in Swedish.
Google translated from article in Swedish.
On Wednesday night, an airplane has been driven into a building on Arlanda. According to Stockholm police, the accident occurred at 17.44.
"We are still working and working in place," says Mats Almqvist at Stockholm police a few hours later.
"We are there and assisted.
He tells nobody to be injured in the accident.
Pictures from the site show how an Air India plane is evacuated and a witness says it's "full chaos".
- It's full of police cars, fire trucks, you name it, everything. I saw that: "The .... wing is stuck in the wall, it does not happen," says a witness.
"It's a very unpleasant atmosphere, people are upset and there is a lot of talk here.
Mats Almqvist states that it is about a building that is being demolished.
"Otherwise, I have no details," he says.
At 17.45 an Air India plane landed from New Delhi according to Swedavia's website.
"We can confirm an event with an Air India plan at Arlanda," said Alma Johanson at Swedavia's press release.
What caused the accident is for Swedavia unknown at the moment.
- We are investigating it.
"We are still working and working in place," says Mats Almqvist at Stockholm police a few hours later.
"We are there and assisted.
He tells nobody to be injured in the accident.
Pictures from the site show how an Air India plane is evacuated and a witness says it's "full chaos".
- It's full of police cars, fire trucks, you name it, everything. I saw that: "The .... wing is stuck in the wall, it does not happen," says a witness.
"It's a very unpleasant atmosphere, people are upset and there is a lot of talk here.
Mats Almqvist states that it is about a building that is being demolished.
"Otherwise, I have no details," he says.
At 17.45 an Air India plane landed from New Delhi according to Swedavia's website.
"We can confirm an event with an Air India plan at Arlanda," said Alma Johanson at Swedavia's press release.
What caused the accident is for Swedavia unknown at the moment.
- We are investigating it.