Plane made an emergency landing due to hundreds of pigs on board (1 photo + 3 videos)

KML's Boeing Dreamliner was forced to stop in Bermuda due to an unpleasant smell. Passengers were horrified by the smell of pigs in the luggage compartment.



A KLM Boeing Dreamliner was forced to stop in Bermuda due to the unpleasant smell of its live cargo - hundreds of pigs. The cargo hatches were still open for ventilation several hours after landing.

KL685, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner operated by Dutch airline KLM, was en route from Amsterdam to Mexico City when, after about six hours of flying across the Atlantic, the captain contacted air traffic control at Bermuda's L.F. Wade International Airport with an unusual request for a landing.

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In addition to the 259 passengers in the cabin, there were 100 live pigs in the cargo hold. The stench in the cabin and the cabin was so foul that an unscheduled landing would have been necessary to get some fresh air.

According to the Bermuda Flyer, when asked if rescuers should retrieve the plane after it landed, the captain explained that nothing serious had happened, but "oxygen supplies were limited."

After landing, the 259 passengers and crew of the KLM flight cleared immigration and were accommodated in hotels on the island. The Boeing 787 was properly ventilated and began its journey to Mexico City, some 30 hours late.

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100 pigs were unloaded after landing and taken to a safe location on the island, where they were cared for during their unplanned "vacation".

"Animal welfare is a priority. Government Veterinarian Jonathan Nisbett and animal care specialists from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources looked after the pigs and ensured that they were well cared for," the island government said in a statement.

It is still unclear why the smell permeated the cabin and interior of the plane so strongly, or whether the animals were loaded onto the plane improperly. Two days later, the pigs were loaded back into crates and flown to Mexico on a Boeing 777-200 cargo plane.

"The coordinated effort reflects the island's commitment to caring for all visitors, whether they walk on two legs or run on four. However, the fate of the pigs once they reach their destination is unknown," Bermuda Air Services said.

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