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Plane chartered by Charedi group forced to make emergency landing

Mayday call as flight carrying strictly Orthodox Jews from London to Poland makes forced landing after cabin loses pressure

March 20, 2017 09:36
Passengers had to wear oxygen masks when the cabin depressurised
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A London flight to Poland carrying mainly strictly Orthodox Jewish passengers had to make an emergency landing in Amsterdam on Sunday.

The Titan Airways flight was en route from Stansted London to Rzeszow in Poland when the cabin lost pressure and the plane sent out a mayday call, landing safely Sunday morning at Schipol Airport in the Dutch capital.

The passengers, who were on a pilgrimage to the grave of Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk, were seen in pictures and videos from on board the flight wearing oxygen masks, praying and singing  Ani Ma’amin, or “I believe” in Hebrew.

The plane’s captain sent out a mayday signal  at 9.43am after the cabin depressurised without warning. It made an emergency landing at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport at around 10am.

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