Why might someone be frightened by the airport in Bodø, Norway?

schuhmacher

Because there have been several accidents and incidents there. For example, on 4 December 2003, a Dornier 228 of Kato Airline operating as Flight 603 was struck by lightning, causing a fracture to the control rod that operated the elevator. The aircraft subsequently landed heavily just short of the runway at Bodø and was written off. Both crewmembers sustained serious injuries while both passengers sustained slight injuries. And on September 29, 2004 an asylum seeker armed with an axe attacked the pilot of a Kato Airline flight from Narvik, causing the aircraft, a Dornier 228, to go into a dive. The assailant was overpowered by passengers, including Odd Eriksen, later a member of the government (Minister of Commerce), and the aircraft made a safe landing at Bodø. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bod%C3%B8_Airport#Accidents_and_incidents Nov 22 10, 2:08 PM

Datsmeharse

Well there's no disputing that. Certainly people afraid to fly, or those with Agoraphobia might be afraid of it too. The Iata Airport code is BOO, which is what I was looking for, but this question was lame -- though not as lame as the other one I just asked lol. Nov 22 10, 2:23 PM

author

This one is spooky, tooo (from the same source): Lockheed U-2 spyplanes were stationed at Bodø in 1958. On May 1, 1960 a U-2 piloted by Gary Powers was headed for Bodø from Pakistan but was shot down, causing the U-2 Crisis of 1960. Nov 22 10, 7:15 PM