FlySafair in emergency landing at PE airport
The pilot of a Boeing aircraft carrying over 100 passengers performed an emergency landing at the Port Elizabeth International Airport on Thursday night due to electrical problems‚ causing the cancellation of a later flight. “FlySafair flight FA 2304 was descending to land in Port Elizabeth when the pilot received an indication of a minor electrical issue‚” the airline said on Friday.“As is normal procedure the pilot issued a Pan-Pan call‚ to alert the ground controllers of the status of the aircraft.”According to FlySafair‚ a Pan-Pan call differs from an emergency call in that it signifies an urgency on board but that there is no immediate danger to anyone’s safety or the aircraft itself.Despite FlySafair’s dismissal of any real emergency‚ all local emergency services were on standby at the airport on Thursday night when the plane landed.Operations on Friday returned to their normal schedule. -RDM News Wire, The Herald..
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