DALLAS – Today in Aviation, Hapag-Lloyd (HF) Flight 3378 crash-landed short of the runway at Vienna Airport (VIE) in 2000.
All 143 passengers and eight crew members escaped the stricken jet, with 26 passengers receiving minor injuries during the evacuation. Sadly the Airbus A310-300 involved (D-AHLB) was less fortunate and found to be beyond economic repair.
Flight 3378 had departed Chania (CHQ) in Greece at around 9.00 am UTC and was bound for Hannover (HAJ), Germany. In command of the jet was Captain Wolfgang Arminger, assisted by First Officer Thorsten R.
Source:: “Airways Magazine”