From Iceland — Plane Emergency Landed Outside Reykjavík

A member of the Reykjavík Air Rescue Team says he was very scared when he saw a small plane approaching Suðurlandsvegur at high speed last night. He says the pilot was in a good mood and his dog was even more cheerful.

From Iceland — Plane Emergency Landed Outside Reykjavík

On May 26, a small airplane conducted an emergency landing on Suðurlandsvegur, east of Hólmsheiði. The plane had stopped at Reykjavík airport before its journey to Britain, according to deputy police chief Hjördís Sigurbjartsdóttir. In conversation with RÚV, Hjördís said that the plane was flying from the U.S. She could not confirm whether the pilot was from there. The pilot stopped in Reykjavík to refuel and was alone in the plane. On the same …

According to information from the Coast Guard, the plane that made an emergency landing on Suðurlandsvegur last night is the same plane that was declared a state of emergency yesterday. This was confirmed by Ásgeir Erlendsson, information officer for the Coast Guard, in an interview with mbl.is.

A small plane made an emergency landing on Suðurlandsvegur, east of Hólmsheiði, late last night. According to information from the Metropolitan Police, it became unpowered and required considerable efforts to remove it from the scene. The pilot escaped the emergency landing unharmed. No further information is available at this time.