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Flybe investigates Amsterdam crash

Air
Edward Robertson
24 February 2017

Flybe staff are assisting an investigation launched after one of its aircraft crash landed at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport yesterday.

Flybe in its previous livery

The flight from Edinburgh on board a Bombardier Q-400 made the landing at 4.59pm local time.

Its undercarriage was reported by The Independent to have collapsed on touch down.

However, none of the 59 passengers were injured in the crash. The flight left Edinburgh at 2.10pm having been delayed for 90 minutes by poor weather conditions in the Scottish capital.


Flybe chief executive Christine Ourmieres-Widener said: "Our highest priority is the safety and well-being of our passengers and crew.

“Our pilots regularly train for situations such as this in simulators at our training academy in Exeter.