Austrian Airlines Flight OS434 suffered heavy damage upon landing in Vienna, with the nose and both windscreens damaged after landing in a storm.
The plane sustained heavy damage in the accident over Austria (Jam Press/@exithamster)
The fully loaded plane sustained extensive damage to the windshield and nose as it descended through the hail.
An Austrian Airlines plane en route to Vienna encountered a thunderstorm that was not visible on weather radar and got into trouble. As visibility for the plane deteriorated, the pilot sent out a mayday and continued flying in poor visibility at about 19,685 feet above Hartberg, Austria last night.
Flight attendants reportedly had to calm several frightened passengers as clutter flew all over the cabin and hail pelted the plane. Despite the danger, the pilots were ultimately able to land the plane safely.
Passengers were shocked when they disembarked from the plane to see damage to both windscreens, the nose and several panels. Despite the horror, no one was injured on the plane, which took off from Palma, Mallorca.
The plane's windshield was heavily damaged by hail as it landed (Jam Press/@exithamster) Passengers disembark from a damaged plane in Vienna (Jam Press/@exithamster)
An Austrian Airlines spokesman said: “Flight OS434 from Palma de Mallorca to Vienna was damaged by hail. The aircraft encountered a thunderstorm on approach to Vienna, but according to the cockpit crew it did not show up on weather radar.”
“According to current information, the aircraft sustained hail damage to two windows in front of the cockpit, the nose and several panels. The aircraft was able to land safely at Vienna-Schwechat airport. All passengers on board were unharmed. An Austrian Airlines technical team has already been commissioned to carry out a specific damage assessment of the aircraft in question. The safety of passengers and crew is Austrian Airlines' top priority.”
Fortunately the plane landed safely (Jam Press/@exithamster) Despite the bad weather, no passengers were injured (Jam Press/@exithamster)
Last month, passengers were terrified when part of an engine of an Air India Express plane exploded, forcing the aircraft to make an emergency landing. The flight, which was travelling from Bengaluru to Kochi, had around 179 people and six crew on board when the incident took an unexpected and terrifying turn around 10:50 pm on Saturday.
Fortunately, no one was injured in the incident, but traffic control officials declared it a “full emergency.” After the emergency landing, airport fire engines extinguished the fire at 11:12 pm.
Alert passengers had to alert the crew to the engine fire while several passengers, including children and women, were visibly shaken as the horrific incident unfolded. An Air India Express spokesperson said, “The Bangalore-Kochi flight turned back and made a precautionary landing at Bangalore after suspected flames were detected from the right engine after take-off. Ground services also reported flames, necessitating evacuation. The crew managed to evacuate the passengers without any injury. We apologise for the inconvenience caused and are working to provide alternative accommodation to help our customers reach their destinations as soon as possible.”
