In Denmark, because of the threat of explosion of 30 balls, an emergency landing was made on a plane with football players
Gothenburg flew from Sweden to Spain for a training camp. After takeoff, the pilots were told that they forgot to warn them regarding 30 balls in their luggage, which might be inflated with air and explode. After landing in Copenhagen, it turned out that the alarm was false
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The plane with the players of the Swedish Gothenburg made an emergency landing at Copenhagen airport, as the pilot learned regarding a possible explosion threat of 30 soccer balls in the luggage compartment, informs Aftonbladet, whose journalist was on board.
The team was heading to a training camp in Spanish Torrevieja. After 30-40 minutes of flight, the aircraft commander reported that he had a “strange announcement”: “We became aware that we had regarding 30 inflated balls on board. Due to the danger of their explosion, we need to land in Copenhagen.
According to the crew, following departure, they were contacted by employees of the Gothenburg airport and said that they forgot to warn regarding the balls, assuming that they were inflated.
According to the pilot, the stop in the Danish capital should have taken regarding half an hour to blow off the balls, he also apologized for the inconvenience.
After landing, it turned out that the balls were still blown away.
The club said they blew off all the balls before departure, the plane was eventually landed due to a false alarm, but this was solely the decision of the airline and the crew, so they are not waiting for compensation claims.
Gothenburg finished eighth in the Swedish league in 2022.
