Bee Gees-member in flight drama over Sweden

(by KARIN FYRLUND, Expressen, August 2006)

Translation by MoRobBaz

 

An airplane with the former Bee Gees member Robin Gibb on-board was forced to break off its trip and do an emergency landing in Norrköbing (Sweden). Gibb was going to perform at a birthday party in Mariehamn on the island of Åland, where amongst others Björn Borg was invited, according to FOLKBLADET (Swedish newspaper).

 

It was Friday evening when Robin Gibb's taxi plane was forced to break of its flight from København (Denmark). He had left Langelands Festival to perform at the multimillionaire Anders Wiklöf´s birthday party on the island of Åland.

When the plane was over Sweden the battery of the plane got overheated.

 

LANDED AS PLANNED

 

The problem was considered so serious that the plane was forced to perform an emergency landing to repair the dammage. The Taxi Plane company WALT AIR is based in Norrköbing so the dammage could be quickly fixed.

Robin Gibb could land as planned at the party in Mariehamn, where a group of famous Swedes were invited. Other performers were Robert Wells, Martin Stenmarck, Uno Svenningsson and Loa Falkman.

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