A KLM flight between Glasgow Airport and Amsterdam was evacuated earlier today when a pharma package in the cargo hold was found to be leaking.
In a statement, the airline said that a shipment packed in dry ice and containing vaccines in glass tubes began to leak coolant.
The leak affected the dry ice packages but the vaccine remained intact.
As a precaution, passengers were taken off the aircraft (flight number KL1473) and an exclusion zone was put in place.
Later in the day the situation was declared safe by the fire brigade.
Damian has been writing about the freight and logistics industry since 2007 when he joined International Freighting Weekly to cover the shipping sector. After a stint in PR, he went on to work for Containerisation International and Lloyd’s List - where he was editor of container shipping - before joining Air Cargo News in 2015.View full profile
