Somalia's
plane had suffered a dramatic explosion about 15 minutes after the
plane, with 75 passengers on board took off from the airport and was
at 3.500 metres(11.000feet) ascending towards to
9.500meters(30.000feet)
"When we went past 10,000ft, we
switched off the fasten belts sign and the cabin crew started serving
passengers," Vodopivec said in an interview in Belgrade. "When
we climbed past 11,000ft, it exploded. At first, I thought it was a
window breaking. However, we soon sensed the smell of the explosives
when smoke came rushing into the cockpit.
"All lasted very shortly," he said. "We immediately demanded an emergency return to the airport because that was the only solution. With a heavy heart, because there the security is minimal and we had to remain there for a couple of days afterwards."
If the explosion happened at a higher altitude, the hole in the fuselage might have caused more severe structural damage, he said.
"If we were higher, the whole plane could have disintegrated after the explosion," Vodopivec said.
"The plane acted normally and we virtually returned normally. Engines and hydraulics worked normally."
