DFB team: National team makes unplanned intermediate landing in Edinburgh

The German national team has had an unplanned intermediate landing in Scottish Edinburgh when returning from Iceland. This gave the DFB via Twitter known.

We're fine. Safe check on the machine runs, the association shared without closing closer to the circumstances. How to remove the skyscanner flightradar , the German machine sent an emergency call with the code 7700 at 3:48 am in the morning.

An airplane sending this code receives instant support and priority in front of all other aircraft. The reason: The code means that there is a medical or technical emergency (defective, fuel deficiency, etc.) on board, which can be life-threatening.

However, DFB spokesman Jens Grittner said that there was no turbulence and also nothing medical is responsible for landing the charter machine in Scotland. It was more likely to suspect a problem at the airplane.

The DFB emphasized again that it goes well all fellow travelers from the DFB-stroke. The association is just organizing the return journey of players, coaches and carers and examines all options. There is no excitement in the group, was also assured.

That was neither spectacular nor an emergency landing, which was the exact technical reason, I can not say either. We did not notice any technical problems, Rainer Koch reported co-interim president of the DFB, the SID on Thursday.

Bayern trio not affected by intermediate landing

In a first tweet at 6.07 o'clock German time, the DFB had already informed about a secure interim landing as a precaution : Safety First. From Edinburgh now an individual further and return journey is planned .

Originally a direct flight was to bring the team of national coach Hansi Flick after the 4-0 success in the World Cup qualifier of Reykjavik to Frankfurt am Main, where the plane should have ended 5.50 pm German time.

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Not all players who were on board the machine. Timo Werner and Ilkay Gündogan should travel individually to their clubs. Also the Bayern Trio Manuel new, Serge Gnabry and Joshua Kimmich had preferred to fly back on Thursday morning with a line machine directly from Reykjavik to Munich.