According to the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Germany narrowly avoided a plane crash in July when an air freight package caught fire, possibly initiated by Russia .

It was a luck that the package caught fire on the ground in the DHL logistics center in Leipzig and not during the flight, said Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution President Thomas Haldenwang during a public questioning of the German secret services in the Bundestag.

The incident was actually more serious than previously known confirmed Haldenwang.

When the incendiary device ignited, the package was about to be loaded onto a cargo plane and the entire cargo container caught fire.

“We are observing aggressive behavior by the Russian intelligence services, in particular, espionage and sabotage by Russian actors have increased in Germany” explained Haldenwang.

According to Tagesspiegel information, the plane in question was delayed. If it had taken off on time, the package would have caught fire during the flight.

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Monday, November 25 2024, a DHL cargo flight has crashed into a neighborhood close to Vilnius Airport.

A DHL cargo flight crashed near Lithuania’s Vilnius airport on Monday at about 0330 GMT, killing one person and injuring two others.

“Two have been taken to hospital, and one has been declared dead. These are the people who were on the plane, according to preliminary information,” Saulius Raševskis from the Lithuanian rescue service told LRT.

The Boeing 737-476F (registration EC-MFE), operated by SWIFT airline on behalf of DHL, was flying from Leipzig Germany. The aircraft fell on a house, a spokesperson for the governmental National Crisis Management Center said.

All of the people in the house survived, he added.

Firefighters were seen at 05:30 GMT pouring water onto smoke from a building some 1.3 km (0.8 mile) north of the airport runway in the Lithuanian capital.

A large police and ambulance presence was seen nearby and several nearby major streets were cordoned off.

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The Azimut Airlines flight departed from Sochi at 19:42 MSK.

One of the engines of the Sukhoi SuperJet 100-95LR caught fire as it landed at Antalya Airport in Turkey.

Emergency units quickly responded, containing flames and smoke emerging from the engine.

According to report, flight A45051 landed in adverse weather on runway 36R at 21:30 TRT.

79 passengers were evacuated via emergency slides from the aircraft (registration RA-89085).

In 2020, a Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft performing Aeroflot Flight 1492 from Moscow–Sheremetyevo Airport caught fire killing 41 of the 78 occupants.

It bounced on landing and touched down hard, causing the landing gear to collapse, fuel to spill out of the wings and a fire to erupt.

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Wizz Air flight #W61305 attempted to land in London Luton Airport after a 3-hour floight from Warsaw.

The Airbus A321-200 (registration A-LTA) circled several for about 20 mins around LTN Airport then decided to divert to Manchester due to wind gusting up to 34 kt.

The crew declared an emergency (squawk 7700) to request priority landing at Manchester Airport.

The A321 aircraft safely landed at 19:54 GMT on runway 23R.

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British Airways flight #BA9250 departed Athens more than one hour late at 15:40 EET.

Pilots declared an emergency (squawk 7700) 30 minutes after departure while cruising at 38,000 ft altitude.

The flight is operated by an Airbus A320neo (registration G-NEOW) which is 5 years old.

Earlier in the day, a British Airways (flight #BA0631) also departed 2 hours late from Athens.

UPDATE 14:30 GMT
Flight #BA9250 is descending and diverting.

UPDATE 14:35 GMT
The Airbus A320 is turning around at 12,000 ft.

UPDATE 16:45 GMT
Flight BA9250 is returning to Athens holding 10,000 ft, possible pressurization issue.

UPDATE 15:18 GMT
Flight #BA9250 has landed runway 03L at ATH airport.

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Norwegian flight #D85707 departed Oslo gate D10, Norway one hour late at 11:59 CET to Las Palmas, Spain.

The flight is operated by a Boeing 737-800 (registration SE-RPT) which is 9 years old.

UPDATE 13:50 CET
The flight is diverting to Paris.

UPDATE 13:55 CET
The flight has landed runway 27L at Paris CDG Airport.

UPDATE 13:56 CET
Flight D85707 diverted to CDG due to a medical emergency. The airline is scheduling a departure at 14:45 CET.

UPDATE 15:55 CET
Flight D85707 is resuming to Gran Canaria.

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The flight is operated by a Boeing 737-800 (registration G-RUKJ) which is 16 years old.

UPDATE 11:35 GMT
The flight #RK8289 has diverted to Frankfurt-Hahn Airport.

UPDATE 11:40 GMT
The Boeing 737-800 landed on runway 21, now parked at stand B5.

UPDATE 14:50 GMT
After earlier diversion due to a medical emergency, the flight #RK828 departed Frankfurt-Hahn Airport to London Stansted.

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Iberia flight #IB303 departed Madrid at 00;12 CET for a scheduled landing at 05:10 CST in Mexico City.

The Airbus A350-900 (registration EC-NXE) was on approach to Mexico City Airport when the crew decided to divert due to fog and very low visibility (1/8 mile).

The aircraft attempted to land at Queretaro International Airport on runway 09 but went around (low ceiling at 100 ft).

The crew declared an emergency (squawk 7700) due to low fuel, requesting priority landing.

UPDATE 12:20 CET
Flight #IB303 is diverting to Toluca.

UPDATE 12:25 CET
The A350 landed safely on runway 15 at Toluca Airport.

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A large part of the South Terminal has been evacuated as a precaution. Authorities are investigating a security incident.

Passengers will not be able to enter the South Terminal while this is ongoing.

The Airport said: “Safety and security of our passengers and staff remains our top priority. We are working hard to resolve the issue as quickly as possible.”

UPDATE 12:30 GMT
Arrivals are now regulated due to the security incident in London Gatwick. Heavy delays expected.

UPDATE 14:39 GMT
The earlier security alert has now been resolved and cleared by police. The South Terminal is reopening to staff and will be open to passengers shortly.

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easyJet flight #U28657 departed London Gatwick at 14:41 GMT to Larnaca, Cyprus today.

Pilots declared an emergency (squawk 7700) 1h and 20 minutes into the flight.

UPDATE 16:10 GMT
The Airbus A320 (registration G-EZOU) is descending to Munich.

UPDATE 16:20 GMT
Flight U28657 diverted to Munich due to a medical emergency on board.

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Arrivals regulated due to snow showers. A Zero-rate has been applied from 14h to 16h (local time).

Airlines are being asked to reduce scheduled flights by 10%.

Several flights are held at origin airports or returning.

Air France flights from Lisbon, Casablanca, Bucharest, Prague, Vienna… are returning.

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The Airbus A320-200 (registration G-EUYI) departed Saint Helier in Jersey at 07:45 GMT for a 45 minute flight to London Heathrow.

Pilots declared an emergency (squawk 7700) over the English Channel but didn’t proceed to a diversion.

UPDATE 08:23 GMT
The A320 landed on runway 09L. Emergency vehicles on standby.

UPDATE 08:27 GMT
Landings have resumed on runway 09L after runway inspection.

UPDATE 08:29 GMT
The A320 has been parked in a remote area of Heathrow Airport.

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