Anxious minutes had to endure passengers of a Condor holiday airline on Tuesday on the way from Lanzarote to Hamburg. Engine failure occurred shortly after the Boeing 757 took off from Arrecife Airport at 5:19 p.m. Footage from a webcam at the airport shows the plane taking off. Shortly thereafter – the plane can no longer be seen – loud cracking noises can be heard. Flight DE1439 has to turn around.
When asked by stern, a spokeswoman for Condor confirmed the incident. However, the 266 passengers and eight crew members were never exposed to any danger. "Our crews are fully trained and prepared for such cases and have decided to return to Lanzarote Airport to have the engine checked technically. This is a common maneuver (...)."
According to this, the machine was able to land safely again at the airport in Lanzarote twenty minutes later. While the aircraft is now being technically checked, the passengers have been accommodated in hotels. They are scheduled to start their journey home on board a replacement aircraft at 1:15 p.m. today, Wednesday. "We very much regret the inconvenience for our guests and apologize for it, but safety has the highest priority at all times," said the spokeswoman.
There was already a similar incident on January 7th – also on the flight from Lanzarote to Hamburg. Immediately after takeoff there was also a malfunction in one of the engines, combined with popping noises. The pilots had initiated the usual procedure in such cases and declared an "air emergency" in order to be able to land at the alternative airport with priority. Shortly thereafter, the machine made an emergency landing in Fuerteventura. The 209 passengers and eight crew members were able to leave the machine normally.
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Quellen: "The Aviation Herald", Twitter Controllers Aéreos, flightaware.com, DPA
