4 hours agoDramatic Moments, the pilot saves the lives of 121 passengers (Video)
Periskopi(9 years ago)
(9 years ago)Some images have been published showing an emergency landing of a plane, as pilot “hero” flew completely “blind” to bring 121 tourists safely to the ground, as a hail the size of a golf ball seriously damaged the plane's glass. It becomes [...]
As foreign media write, Telegrafi traces, it is about Captain Alexander Akopov, who works for the Turkish company AtlasGlobal, who has been given orders for courage following the landing of a hail-damaged passenger plane at Istanbul Ataturk Airport during a severe storm Thursday.
As it was said, he saved the lives of 121 passengers and 6 crew members by landing Airbus A320 after the memorable winds, rain and hail that hit the nose and glass of the plane.
Media write that sixteen more planes returned from their planned destination, Ataturk Airport, Istanbul.
At least ten people were seriously injured two of them when a violent storm struck Istanbul, Turkey, having “overloaded” The town with hail and immersed most of the city in water.
The storm, which lasted only 20 minutes, paralyzed traffic and caused sudden floods.
Officials said more than 7,000 emergency workers were committed to helping after the storm, which pulled 230 trees, destroyed 90 peaks and caused fires across Istanbul.
