An investigation into a death at one of Europe’s busiest airports is under way after a person was ingested by a running jet engine on the tarmac of Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport.
The incident is reported to have involved a KLM Embraer aircraft, which was preparing to depart for Denmark today NZT.
Royal Marechaussee military police based at the airport confirmed that an investigation was under way, sharing an update to social media platform X.
“An incident occurred this afternoon on the Schiphol platform where a person fell into a running aircraft engine and died,” the statement said.
“All passengers and employees of the flight in question have been disembarked and are being taken care of.”
