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Category: <span>Slovakia</span>

Blue Air Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Bratislava

Blue Air flight 0B-3755 made an emergency landing in Bratislava, Slovakia, on October 31st.

The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Cluj-Napoca, Romania, to Dublin, Ireland, was diverted due to indication of the loss of cabin pressure.

The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

Danish Air Transport Flight Diverts to Slovakia After Hydraulic Failure

Danish Air Transport flight DX-349 made an emergency landing in Bratislava, Slovakia, on May 21st.

The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, to Billund, Denmark, was diverted due to a hydraulic failure.

The plane landed safely. All one hundred and fifty-two passengers and six crew members remained safe.

Silk Way Airlines Flight Returns to Slovakia After Bird Strike

Silk Way Airlines flight ZP-4953 made an emergency landing in Bratislava, Slovakia, on April 4th.

The plane was climbing out of Bratislava when the crew reported a bird strike and decided to return.

The plane burned off excess fuel before landing back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

SmartWings Flight Makes Emergency Landing After Loss of Cabin Pressure

SmartWings flight 6H-734 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Kosice, Slovakia, on May 29th.

The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Warsaw, Poland, to Tel Aviv, Israel, was diverted after it lost cabin pressure.

The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

Planes Carrying Parachutists Collide over Western Slovakia; 7 Killed, 31 Injured

Two L-410 turbo-prop aircrafts collided mid-air near Cerveny Kamen village of western Slovakia, on August 20th.

The accident happened when the planes were carrying 34 parachutists who were rehearsing for an air show in Slavnica.

Seven people, including 3 parachutists and 4 pilots, were killed in the crash while 31 parachutists managed to survive by jumping off the planes.

The cause of collision is being investigated.

Helicopter Crashes in Slovakia’s Vah River


On March 3, 2013, at 17:13 Eurocopter EC-120 Colibri crashed in Horný ?epe?, Sere? district in Slovakia after hitting a cable that was stretched between trees.

The helicopter landed in the Váh river.

Three wounded individuals were transported to University Hospital in Trnava where they were treated for hypothermia, head injuries, lacerations and abrasions.

The thirteen year old son of the pilot was trapped in the helicopter and died at the scene.

The injured parties include a twenty-one year old woman and a 42 year old man. They are in stable condition. The pilot is 40 years old. He is being investigated. Alcohol may have been a factor.

Part of the helicopter was retrieved by firemen initially, and the rest recovered later and loaded on to an armed forces flatbed, with the assistance of divers and military technology.

All of those aboard were Slovakian.

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