ALK Airlines

ALK Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-82

The airline operates charter flights to popular holiday destinations in Egypt, Spain, Italy, and elsewhere.

ALK Airlines operates the following aircraft as of June 2020:[1]

• 2 McDonnell Douglas MD-82
• 2 Boeing-737-300

• On 2019-06-17, an ALK Airlines Boeing 737-300 performing flight VBB-7205 from Pristina, Kosovo to Basel, Switzerland hit severe turbulence at approximately 32,000 feet which threw passengers, service items and flight attendants into the ceiling of the jet causing injuries.[2]. The experience has been reported to have been similar to that of Zero G. 10 passengers were taken to the hospital after landing[3][4]. The fasten seatbelt signs were said to have been illuminated at the time. Per Aviation Herald, the plane in question was fit to fly later that day: "The occurrence aircraft departed for the return flight VBB-7206 after about 2.5 hours on the ground."

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