Air transport The passenger plane was in a “serious danger situation” at Helsinki-Vantaa as soon as it took off, Otkes starts a preliminary investigation

From Helsinki The scheduled plane on its way to Joensuu got into trouble immediately after taking off and had to return to the field on Thursday.

The incident occurred after five in the afternoon. According to the information provided by Finavia to STT, the danger was only caused to the scheduled aircraft in question.

Finavia does not specify what the danger was. Finavia also does not state the number of passengers on the scheduled aircraft.

The Rescue Department received a report of a major air traffic accident immediately, and a total of 15 rescue units were deployed. The plane turned back immediately after take-off and was able to land normally at the Helsinki-Vantaa airport.

Thursday night The Accident Investigation Board (Otkes) said it was taking the matter to a preliminary investigation.

Otkes describes what happened as a “serious accident” and says there were 34 people on board the plane. It was a Fokker 50 passenger plane.

“The lead researcher classified this as a serious incident, which makes us have an obligation to investigate,” says Otkes ’communications manager. Tiina Bieber To HS.

Otkes investigators will visit the airport on Friday to make an assessment of what happened, after which it will be determined whether the case will be investigated for more specific reasons.

“We probably don’t have any more information than they do yet [Finavia] gives more than just the number of people, ”Bieber says.

What happened reported first Evening News, according to which the plane was flown by an airline called Amapola Flyg. Finavia has confirmed the information.

According to IS, Amapola Flyg is a Swedish cargo airline owned by the investment company Salénia AB. The magazine says that since 2018, the company has also operated some domestic passenger flights in Sweden and won the tender for the Joensuu route.

“There was a risk of a plane crash for Amapola. The plane turned back immediately after takeoff and landed normally at 5:19 p.m. There have really been no plane crashes, but the information had time to enter the systems, ”Finavia commented.