An Avianca plane, flying from Bogotá to London, had to land on Terceira Island, in the Azores archipelago, due to a technical problem, the Colombian airline reported.
The plane, a Boeing 787, left Bogotá on Monday night with 244 passengers and 10 crew members on board, but “was diverted to Lajes International Airport (…) after a technical indication appeared,” explained Avianca, without give more details.
The plane landed “without incident”, although some passengers told Colombian media that they received no assistance in Terceira.
Avianca guaranteed that the passengers had the support of “a provider” of services, while the airline transferred part of a team of crew from Madrid to the Azores.
The passengers boarded a “specially scheduled charter flight to assist and transport them to their final destination, London” on Tuesday night, where they will land on Wednesday morning, Avianca added.
Source: TSF
