Level Flight News Today

Insider's reporter traveled with Norse and Level airlines on red-eye flights to Europe. The Norse flight was cheaper, though less comfortable.

Tower that they have fire. so they go, i have a fire in the number two engine. >> but the situation is not what the pilots suspect. desperately trying to get enough speed to get airborne, they try to pull up the landing gear. >> it wouldnt come up because the left side was damaged by the fire. >> they are not in a position to continue level flight, and at that point they realized they needed on the ground at the closest airport. it wasnt a good choice, but it the best choice that they had. >> yo...

They have been told by control tower that they have fire. so they go, i have a fire in the number two engine. >> but the situation is not what the pilots suspect. desperately trying to get enough speed to get airborne, they try to pull up the landing gear. >> it wouldnt come up because the left side was damaged by thç fire. >> they are not in a position to continue level flight, and at that point they realized they needed on the ground at the closest airport. it wasnt a good choice, but it the ...

Begun to get warnings. they have been told by control tower that they have fire. so they go hmm, we have a fire. >> desperately trying to get enough speed to get airborne they try to pull up the landing gear. >> it wouldnt come up because the left side was damaged by the fire. >> they are not in a position to continue level flight, and at that point they realized they needed on the ground at the closest airport. it wasnt a good choice but it the best choice that they had. >> you have a fire and ...