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It happened this past weekend when the pilot of the 18-year-old cargo plane, who was originally expected to land at the Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe Airport, ended up putting the Boeing on the ground at the Copperbelt International Airport.
But there’s a big difference between the two. The Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe Airport is an international airport currently being used by most airlines in Ndola, whereas Copperbelt is still under construction, and it’s not currently in use.
Yes, the Boeing 737-800 landed at an airport still under construction. A video shared on Facebook (and also embedded below) showed the workers close to the runway recording the whole thing with their phones because, seriously now, how often it happens for a plane to show up next to you out of nowhere?
Ethiopian Cargo Boeing 737 Accidentally Lands At Wrong Airport In Zambia
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It isn’t often a plane heads to or lands at the wrong airport. But on Sunday, April 4, Ethiopian Airlines won the daily double. Two Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-800s both headed to the same under construction airport in Africa. One of the Boeings, a cargo plane, landed. The other, a passenger flight, came within 50 feet of doing so.
Two Ethiopian Airlines 737-800, included a cargo plane, went to the wrong airport on the weekend. Photo: GECAS Newsroom
Ethiopian Airlines freighter lands at the wrong airport in Ndola
, the first Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-800 was operating a cargo flight. It landed at the wrong airport in Ndola, Zambia, on Sunday. The aircraft in question was ET-AYL.
Ethiopian Airlines Pilot Lands At Wrong Zambia AirportAn Ethiopian Airlines cargo plane flying into Zambia accidentally landed at an airport that is still under construction, a government official said Monday.
The plane hit the tarmac on Sunday at the uncompleted airport in Zambia s northern Copperbelt province, which is currently served by the Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport around 15 kilometres (nine miles) away.
The transport ministry s permanent secretary Misheck
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Whoops.
An Ethiopian Airlines pilot probably had a whole lot of explaining to do after reportedly landing at the wrong airport.
On Sunday, Ethiopian Airlines Cargo flight ET3891 from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia touched down in Ndola, Zambia, One Mile at a Time reports. However, instead of arriving at Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe Airport – its intended destination – it landed at Copperbelt International Airport, the city’s new, yet-unopened international air hub. Officials spray disinfectant on an Ethiopian Airlines plane in this September 2020 photo. (Kola Sulaimon/AFP via Getty Images)
Alleged footage of the flight fail hit Facebook, where ground crew could be seen waving and yelling at the plane as it taxied.