Aircraft operated by KLM was preparing to depart when incident occurred at busy Amsterdam hub

Aircraft operated by KLM was preparing to depart when incident occurred at busy Amsterdam hub

A person has died after falling into the spinning turbine blades of a departing passenger jet at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport.

The death occurred on the apron outside the busy hub’s terminal as a KLM flight was preparing to depart for Billund in Denmark.

“A fatal incident took place at Schiphol today during which a person ended up in a running aircraft engine,” the Dutch flag carrier, KLM, said in a statement. “Sadly the person has died.” The victim has not yet been named.

  • Wahots@pawb.socialEnglish
    17·
    6 months ago

    That’s a pretty bad way to go. :(

    At least they were probably killed instantly and hopefully didn’t even feel it.

    • Ashyr@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      24·
      6 months ago

      Having sustained some moderate injuries throughout my life, I’m confident they didn’t even know what happened, it was just lights out.

      Even with serious injuries it can take surprisingly long for the pain to really ramp up. Something that fast, they probably didn’t even have time to be scared much less experience physical discomfort.