A Boeing 777 aircraft operated by Swiss International Air Lines flying from Tokyo to Zurich made an emergency landing in Kazakhstan on Saturday due to a medical incident onboard, followed by issues after the aircraft landed, the airline said.
The Boeing 777-300ER's nose wheel got caught in the grass and was stuck, requiring it to be towed back onto the runway, the airlines said in a statement. The aircraft will be examined for damage and will be the subject of an investigation.
Swiss confirmed that none of the 319 passengers onboard were injured due to the incident. "We'll defer to the airline for information about their fleet and operations," Boeing said in a statement.
In another scary aviation incident, a United Airlines jet lost a landing-gear wheel seconds after taking off from Los Angeles earlier last month. The flight was manufactured by Boeing-- a firm which has been facing multiple scrutiny following severe security issues. According to the airline, the flight landed safely in Denver, its planned destination, with no injuries. The wheel from United Flight 1001, a Boeing 757-200, was recovered in Los Angeles. "We are investigating what caused this event," United said. The incident was caught on camera which eventually went viral on social media platforms. The airline was carrying 174 passengers and seven crew.
30-year-old aircraft
The aircraft involved in Monday's incident was a nearly 30-year-old 757, according to FlightRadar24 data. Boeing ended production of the 757 in 2004. In March, a United Boeing 777-200 jet headed for Japan lost a tyre mid-air following takeoff from San Francisco and landed safely at Los Angeles International Airport. It landed on a car in an airport employee parking lot. Nobody was hurt.
(With inputs from agency)
