A KLM Boeing 787 to Mexico City diverted in middle of Atlantic due to smelly pigs in cargo hold

AIRLIVE — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 13:41:00 +0000

KLM flight from Amsterdam arrived 1 day and 6 hours late at Mexico City due to 100 pigs in cargo hold.

KLM KL685 departed late Friday, December 13 2024 from Amsterdam. The flight departed at 15:15, 45 mins late due to a last-minute repair to the aircraft.

After 7 hours of flight over the Atlantic, the crew decided to divert to Bermuda due to smelly pigs in the cargo hold of the Boeing 787-9.

But the smell of the animals was so strong that pilots decided to make a stopover in Bermuda were the pigs were removed form the cargo hold.

The pilots warned ATC about the living cargo causing the inconvenience to the 259 passengers and crew members.

The aircraft (registration PH-BHA) landed at 15:38 CST at L.F. Wade International Airport for a 29-hour stop over.

Passengers and crew were accommodated in nearby hotels.

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The flight resumed Saturday, December 14 2024. It took off at 10:47 pm and finally landed 4 hours and 36 minutes later in Mexico City on Sunday at 01:34 CST.

A plane flying from Amsterdam to Mexico City made an emergency landing in Bermuda, but not because of a technical malfunction – the cause was the stench from hundreds of pigs.

The pigs, according to media reports, were being transported in the cargo hold. It is reported that the… pic.twitter.com/CGepm4eGmE
— InnA (@Inna_Inna_Iv) December 16, 2024

Yesterday, KLM flight KL685 operated by a Boeing 777-200 ER (registration PH-BQH) to Mexico had a stop at BDA to pick up those specific pigs to bring them to Mexico anyway.

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KLM Boeing 787 grounded in Buenos Aires following flight #KL702 incident

Sharad Ranabhat — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 06:48:00 +0000

On July 21st, 2024, a KLM Boeing 787 Dreamliner was involved in an incident while landing on runway 11 at Buenos Aires/Ezeiza-Ministro Pistarini Airport (EZE) in Argentina.

The Boeing 787-9 with registration PH-BHA was operating flight KL702 from Santiago de Chile to the Argentine capital.

The details surrounding the incident remain not clear at this time, but an inspection revealed the aircraft has been damaged. However, no injuries were reported among the passengers and crew on board.

KLM Flight KL702. Image: RadarBox

The Argentine Joint Accident Investigation Board (JST) is investigating the Boeing 878-9 (registration PH-BHA).

[Suceso] La JST investiga el incidente con la aeronave Boeing 787-9 matrícula PH-BHA ocurrido en el Aeropuerto Internacional Ministro Pistarini, Buenos Aires a aprox. 15.37 h UTC. La investigación está a cargo de la Sede Central.
— Junta de Seguridad en el Transporte (@JSTsucesos) July 21, 2024

Due to the incident, the return flight from Buenos Aires to Amsterdam (AMS) has been canceled.

After a normal landing procedure on 21 July, it was determined that the aircraft operating flight KL702 from Santiago de Chile to Buenos Aires was damaged.”
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KLM passengers have been rebooked on another flight.

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A KLM Boeing 787 to Mexico City diverted in middle of Atlantic due to smelly pigs in cargo hold

KLM flight from Amsterdam arrived 1 day and 6 hours late at Mexico City due to 100 pigs in cargo hold.

KLM Boeing 787 grounded in Buenos Aires following flight #KL702 incident

On July 21st, 2024, a KLM Boeing 787 Dreamliner was involved in an incident while landing on runway 11 at Buenos Aires/Ezeiza-Ministro Pistarini Airport (EZE) in Argentina.