THE headlines from abroad were startling: “Mid-flight panic as jet’s door panel comes loose”, swiftly followed by, “Boeing 737 loses engine cover during takeoff ” and “Critical safety bolts missing from aircrafts”. Then something happened to bring it all a lot closer to home. A Boeing 737 recently lost a wheel shortly after take-off, forcing the captain to do an emergency landing.
FlySafair Flight FA212 took off from OR Tambo in Johannesburg bound for Cape Town International Airport but returned to Joburg after ground staff noticed a problem with one of the plane’s back wheels.
“There was a moment of panic where I texted my family,” passenger Khanyi Mthimunye tells YOU. “But seeing the captain and cabin crew so calm put
