The plane belonging to the Dutch airline KLM was on its way to Rio de Janeiro and was over Belgium when a technical defect was reported, Dutch air traffic control said, according to the ANP news agency.
The plane landed safely and the passengers were not in danger, a KLM spokesperson told the agency. The exact nature of the defect was not disclosed. Before the emergency landing, kerosene was reportedly released over the North Sea. Rescue workers were on alert at the airport – a routine measure in such cases.
The passengers of flight KLM705 would be flown to Rio de Janeiro on Sunday on another plane, KLM said. It was not initially disclosed how many passengers were affected.
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