SWITZERLAND: CONTRIN AIRPORT IN GENEVA IS CLOSED TO AIR TRAFFIC FOLLOWING THE CRASH LANDING OF AN IBERIA AIRLINE JET

Record ID: 985771

  • Title: SWITZERLAND: CONTRIN AIRPORT IN GENEVA IS CLOSED TO AIR TRAFFIC FOLLOWING THE CRASH LANDING OF AN IBERIA AIRLINE JET
  • Date: 21st March 1999
  • Summary: SWITZERLAND (MARCH 20, 1999) (REUTERS) 1. IBERIA PLANE COMING INTO LAND WITH NOSE GV WHEEL MISSING, TAXIING ON BACK WHEELS, BRINGING NOSE DOWN. 0.35 GENEVA, SWITZERLAND (MARCH 20, 1999) (SKY - NO ACCESS UK/CNN/EURONEWS) 2. GV SLOW MOTION REPLAY OF PLANE COMING INTO LAND 1.07 3. GV FIRE CREW VEHICLE DRIVING UP TO PLANE, FRONT OF PLANE DOOR OPENS, PEOPLE JUMPING OUT ONTO EMERGENCY RAMPS 1.20 GENEVA, SWITZERLAND (MARCH 20, 1999) (REUTERS) 4. GV SHOT OF PLANE AT REST ON RUNWAY, PEOPLE JUMPING FROM PLANE AND RUNNING AWAY ACROSS AIRPORT FIELD 1.52 5. SCU (SOUNDBITE) (English) AIRPORT PROTOCOL DIRECTOR PHILLIP ROY SAYING: "The pilot says it was problem with undercarriage, the nose and ordered a foam carpet and the aircraft has landed at 1:04 p.m. with 101 passengers on board. Nobody was injured. Passengers and crew have gone through the security services at airport." 2.23 6. SLV INTERIOR OF COINTRIN AIRPORT, PEOPLE LOOKING AT ARRIVALS BOARD SHOWING REROUTED PLANES 2.30 7. SLV IBERIA AIRLINES PLANE NOSE DOWN ON TARMAC AFTER EMERGENCY LANDING, FIRE-RETARDANT FOAM ON TARMAC 2.30 8. SV EMERGENCY VEHICLES AROUND PLANE, EMERGENCY CREWS EXAMINING NOSE OF PLANE 2.49 9. GV PLANE ON TARMAC (3 SHOTS) 2.57 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 4th April 1999 13:00
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  • Location: GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
  • Country: Switzerland
  • Reuters ID: LVAF46IXIPJXPEGN683Z703Z13ID
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