Tag Archives: KLM

How medics on Accra-Amsterdam KLM flight saved a ‘dying’ passenger

An Accra–Amsterdam-bound KLM flight recently had to land in the Spanish city of Valencia because of a medical emergency aboard the flight. According to a Facebook user, Benjamin Akyena Brantuo, the unidentified passenger experienced a medical situation, triggering a call by the crew for any doctors on board to volunteer …

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KLM blocks Ghanaian couple from traveling over meat protest

A Ghanaian-Dutch couple has allegedly been blocked from flying to Amsterdam, Holland onboard a KLM plane. In an exclusive interview with African Entertainment, Nico van Staalduinen, the Honorary Consul for Bulgaria in Ghana, says he and his Ghanaian-Togolese wife, Kay Djifa Sodatonou, had boarded KLM at the Kotoka International Airport …

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Air Commodore (Rtd) Kwame Mamphey appointed to investigate KLM aircraft incident

The Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation and Prevention Bureau has appointed Air Commodore (Rtd) Kwame Mamphey as the Investigator-in-Charge (IIC) of investigations into the KLM Aircraft incident that occurred on September 3, this year, at the Kotoka International Airport. A statement issued by the Bureau in Accra on September 6, …

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Aborted KLM flight at KIA: Aircraft Investigation Bureau notified of ‘bird strike’

The Aircraft Investigation Bureau (AIB) has said it has been notified and has subsequently launched investigations into an incident that resulted in birds disrupting the engine of an aircraft before take-off. The said incident which is known as a ‘bird strike’ occurred at the Kotoka International Airport was said to …

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Bird disrupts engine of KLM flight at KIA

• KLM flight to Amsterdam was cancelled • It was after the engine was disrupted by a bird • Passengers onboard were disembarked and checked into hotels KLM had to cancel its September 3 flight from Accra to Amsterdam after a bird found its way into the engine compartment of …

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6 positive OVID-19 cases recorded at Kotoka International Airport

Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Bernard Okoe Boy, has revealed that six new coronavirus cases have been recorded at the Kotoka International Airport since its reopening. Speaking on JoyNews’ The Lockdown, he said that the first case was recorded on Friday, with two others on Saturday and the other three …

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