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Plane Engine Failure on Takeoff Forces Emergency Landing: Latest News UK

TL:DR – Plane Engine Failure on Takeoff Forces Emergency Landing: Latest News UK

• An Arik Air Boeing 737-7GL experienced an in-flight engine anomaly shortly after take-off, leading to an emergency landing in Benin.
• The left engine exploded mid-air with 80 passengers onboard, but no injuries were reported.
• Cabin crew enacted emergency procedures following a loud bang.
• The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) is investigating the cause of the engine explosion.
• Arik Air has apologised to passengers affected by the disruption.

Plane’s engine ‘explodes’ just after take off forcing it into emergency landing | News World

Passengers on a short-haul plane ride filmed the moment the Boeing engine exploded into tatters mid-air.

An Arik Air plane was scheduled to fly from Lagos to Port Harcourt when the engine exploded mid-air, forcing an emergency landing at Benin.

The Boeing 737-7GL, with 80 passengers onboard, saw its left engine blow shortly after taking off.

A statement from Arik Air said the cabin crew on flight W3 740 heard a loud bang shortly after take-off and enacted emergency procedures.

The plane made it successfully to Benin on one engine, and no injuries were reported.

A NSIB spokesperson confirmed that the plane encountered an ‘in-flight engine anomaly.’

The statement added: ‘A preliminary assessment team is en route to Benin to secure the aircraft, document evidence, interview relevant personnel and witnesses, and recover flight data and cockpit voice recorder information.’

NSIB said it was working closely with the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority and Arik Air to establish what happened and any contributing factors.

An Arik Air spokesperson said: ‘We sincerely apologise to the affected Port Harcourt passengers whose journey has been disrupted.

‘The safety and well-being of passengers is always our priority at Arik Air.’

The investigation into the cause of the engine explosion is ongoing.

A similar accident happened last year, when a Boeing passenger plane was forced to make an emergency landing after its engine appeared to catch fire.

The Düsseldorf-bound Condor Airlines flight departed from Corfu with 273 passengers onboard, who quickly noticed flames on the plane’s engine.

The right wing was also filmed spurting fire, before the power went out for a few moments.

Cabin crew noticed that the airflow of the right turbine was disrupted at an altitude of 36,000 feet, so pilots switched the engine off.

The plane swerved to Brindisi in southern Italy to make an emergency landing after being in the air for 40 minutes, according to tracking service FlightRadar24.

Relative of Victim Confronts Swiss Nightclub Owners: ‘You Killed My Brother’

TL:DR – “Relative of Victim Confronts Swiss Nightclub Owners: ‘You Killed My Brother'”

• New Year’s fire at Constellation bar in Crans-Montana killed 41, primarily teenagers, prompting families to label owners Jacques and Jessica Moretti ‘murderers’ and ‘monsters’.
• The Morettis face potential manslaughter and negligence charges while claiming workers were to blame.
• Eyewitnesses dispute their account, asserting manager Jessica encouraged dangerous stunts, leading to tragic consequences.
• Currently released on bail, they are restricted, wearing electronic tags, as investigations continue into this devastating incident.

Victim’s relative shouts ‘you killed my brother’ at Swiss fire nightclub owners | News World

The owners of the Swiss bar in which 41 people died in a New Year’s fire were called ‘murderers’ and ‘monsters’ by the families of victims today.

Jacques Moretti, 49, and his wife Jessica Moretti, 40, are both facing prison time after the inferno during a New Year’s party at the Constellation in the ski resort of Crans-Montana.

Both are currently free on bail, and when they turned up at a court appearance in the town of Sion today, they were set upon by a waiting crowd.

One person shouted, ‘You killed my son. You killed my brother. Where is my son? You are monsters. How can you eat and sleep?’

Jacques Moretti, who has already spent time in prison in both Switzerland and France, shouted back: ‘If we have to pay, we will pay. We’re not a mafia, we’re workers.’

He struggled to escape the crowd with his ashen-faced wife, who was in tears and visibly frightened.

Gulcin Kaya, who lost her son Taylan in the fire, yelled at Jacques (Picture: AFP)

The French nationals have been questioned by prosecutors since the fire, which they blame on their own workers.

In particular, they have pointed to waitress Cyane Panine, 24, getting on the shoulders of a colleague while brandishing two champagne bottles with lit sparklers attached.

Cyane, who died in the fire, was wearing a promotional crash helmet and did not see the pyrotechnics lighting up the bar’s basement ceiling, which was covered in highly inflammable foam.

Referring to the champagne sparklers stunt – which was filmed by clubgoers- Jacques Moretti told the enquiry that it was ‘Cyane’s show’.

‘I didn’t forbid her from doing that,’ he told prosecutors. ‘I didn’t make her pay attention to safety instructions.

‘We didn’t see the danger. Cyane liked doing that – it was a show, she liked to be part of the show.’

Jacques said ‘if we have to pay, we will pay’ (Picture: AFP)

The family of Cyane, also a French national, are among those who have vehemently denied the Morettis’ claims, and they are supported by witnesses who survived the blaze.

They say it was Jessica Moretti, the manager on the night, who sent Cyane out with the bottles and encouraged her to perform the stunt using a helmet provided by Dom Perignon, the champagne house.

Both Morettis also blamed a staff member for locking an escape door in the basement. Cyane Panine was among those who were found dying from smoke inhalation behind the door, after it was finally forced open.

Video is said to exist showing Jessica Moretti escaping from the New Year’s fire with the cash register under her arm while ignoring victims.

Denying the claim, Jessica told the enquiry: ‘I accept what’s being said about us, even if it’s false. It’s nothing compared to what the families are going through. We worked hard and tirelessly. We always did what was asked of us.’

When questioned about the extremely young age of those admitted to the bar on New Year’s Eve – one boy who died was just 14 – she said: ‘We’re not infallible. I’ve thought about it a lot. Maybe there were fake IDs.

‘Perhaps some slipped through the security guard’s net. Perhaps some entered during the fire when the security guard was occupied elsewhere.’

41 people died and 115 others were severely burned (Picture: AFP)

Both Morettis face trial for ‘manslaughter by negligence, causing injury by negligence, and causing arson by negligence’ in relation to the 41 deaths, and the severe burning of 115 others.

The Morettis, who are originally from the Mediterranean island of Corsica, deny any criminal or civil wrongdoing in relation to the fire.

Both are considered a flight risk by the Swiss authorities but have been allowed to stay at home to look after their two children.

They have to wear electronic tags, have had their passports confiscated, and have to report to a police station every three days. The investigation into the fire continues.