Korean B773 near Berlin on Jul 15th 2017, loss of communication
Last Update: July 16, 2017 / 09:33:37 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 15, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Korean Airlines
Flight number
KE-917
Departure
Seoul, South Korea
Destination
Zurich, Switzerland
Aircraft Registration
HL8011
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
German police reported the aircraft was escorted to Stuttgart due to a problem with the aircraft's radio equipment. Police received some 250 phone calls due to the sonic boom produced by the fighter aircraft.
The passengers were taken to the terminal in Stuttgart. Due to night curfew, lack of available hotel beds and lack of transportation the passengers spent the night at the terminal on cots and were bussed to Zurich the following morning.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Stuttgart about 11 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 15, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Korean Airlines
Flight number
KE-917
Departure
Seoul, South Korea
Destination
Zurich, Switzerland
Aircraft Registration
HL8011
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
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