2 UK pilots detained for smuggling 14 Albanian people
Dutch police officers and the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee have prevented the smuggling of 11 Albanian adults and 3 young children between Belgium and England. According to a police statement its the first time in the Netherlands that an aircraft is used in an attempt to smuggle people.
Earlier that day an observation team at Teuge Airport witnessed how the two English pilots prepared the aircraft, a Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain registered G-OETV for a flight through Belgium (the Belgian airport has not been disclosed) and presumably England as destination. Both English pilots were arrested at Teuge Airport. |
Hmm, 11 adults and 3 kids on a Navajo. Bit of a squeeze. G-OETV was/is registered to Atlantic Bridge Aviation. They may have no direct involvement in this other than it is (or was) their aircraft.
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Originally Posted by luchtzak
(Post 9823861)
According to a police statement its the first time in the Netherlands that an aircraft is used in an attempt to smuggle people.
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Aircraft currently shown as "Private" based at Lydd.
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Aircraft currently shown as "Private" based at Lydd. |
Originally Posted by KelvinD
(Post 9823888)
Aircraft currently shown as "Private" based at Lydd.
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/a...-oetv/#df9feda A sales brochure for the plane is here on the ABA site: http://www.aba.aero/uploads/2/4/1/1/...ale_g-oetv.pdf It lists the seating as seven pax plus one pilot. The price is listed as '£208,995 (outright)'. |
2 pilots and a nice looking twin, must have been pretty upmarket asylum seekers.
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