A KLM flight with 176 passengers slides off a runway at Sandefjord Airport in Norway

A KLM Boeing 737-8 flight number KL1204 from Oslo to Amsterdam with 176 passengers and 6 flight crew had to divert to Sandefjord in Norway on 29 December with technical issues after a loud bang was heard.

After landing at the airport the aircraft slid off the runway which the captain quickly decided to call for an immediate evacuation and the slides were used to get the passengers and crew to safety.

No one was reported injured and another aircraft was sent to Sandefjord Airport to collect them so they could continue the flight to Amsterdam.

KLM has said:

“Our passengers were transported to Oslo by bus last night and provided with hotel accommodation if required. KLM will send an aircraft this afternoon to pick up passengers in Oslo. They will be assisted both at Oslo Gardermoen airport and in Amsterdam.

KLM’s technical team will arrive in Sandefjord this morning to investigate the circumstances of the incident together with local authorities and the airport in accordance with aviation procedure, and retrieve the aircraft as soon as possible.”