PM had "narrow escape" in plane drama

Serbian PM Mirko Cvetković was on his way to Bulgaria on Thursday when he abruptly returned to Belgrade due to <a href="http://www.b92.net/eng/news/politics-article.php?yyyy=2010&mm=12&dd=02&nav_id=71259" class="text-link" target= "_blank">problems with the aircraft</a>.

Izvor: Blic

Friday, 03.12.2010.

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Serbian PM Mirko Cvetkovic was on his way to Bulgaria on Thursday when he abruptly returned to Belgrade due to problems with the aircraft. While the PM was reading his itinerary, the pilot informed the passengers that there were technical problems with the plane which caused it to lose altitude. PM had "narrow escape" in plane drama “It is necessary to return to Belgrade for security reasons,” the pilot said. Up until that point, the government delegation believed that bad weather was the reason for the turbulence, writes Belgrade daily Blic. But there was a serious engine failure and the alarm in the cockpit went off at the altitude between 2,400 and 6,700 meters. Until further notice, the Serbian government will only have a single Falcon at its disposal since the Learjet has been taken out of service. The government told the daily that the plane would have crashed if there had not been for the cool-headed pilot, who made the decision to return to Belgrade in time. The plane passed its regular technical checks before taking off, and according to reports, "everything was in perfect order". A well-informed source told Blic that the first technical inspection of the plane had been performed immediately after landing, and that it was determined that the engine failure had "something to do with the fuel lines", while Captain Petar Roncevic’s experience was crucial in preventing serious consequences. A car was waiting for Cvetkovic at the airport as the plane touched down yesterday, taking him to the government headquarters immediately. The PM presided over the government session. When the issue of official trips came up on the agenday, he briefly stated: “We have canceled one trip”. Yesterday’s incident was not the first when it comes to the government aircraft, but it was the most serious one so far, said reports. Mirko Cvetkovic at the cabinet meeting yesterday (Beta)

PM had "narrow escape" in plane drama

“It is necessary to return to Belgrade for security reasons,” the pilot said. Up until that point, the government delegation believed that bad weather was the reason for the turbulence, writes Belgrade daily Blic.

But there was a serious engine failure and the alarm in the cockpit went off at the altitude between 2,400 and 6,700 meters.

Until further notice, the Serbian government will only have a single Falcon at its disposal since the Learjet has been taken out of service.

The government told the daily that the plane would have crashed if there had not been for the cool-headed pilot, who made the decision to return to Belgrade in time. The plane passed its regular technical checks before taking off, and according to reports, "everything was in perfect order".

A well-informed source told Blic that the first technical inspection of the plane had been performed immediately after landing, and that it was determined that the engine failure had "something to do with the fuel lines", while Captain Petar Rončević’s experience was crucial in preventing serious consequences.

A car was waiting for Cvetković at the airport as the plane touched down yesterday, taking him to the government headquarters immediately. The PM presided over the government session. When the issue of official trips came up on the agenday, he briefly stated: “We have canceled one trip”.

Yesterday’s incident was not the first when it comes to the government aircraft, but it was the most serious one so far, said reports.

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