A plane carrying Bono and some other passengers experienced an in-air incident but it was able to land safely.
- Nov 13, 2014
AceShowbiz - Bono avoided a plane disaster in a recent flight to Germany. According to Daily Mail, the tailgate of the Learjet 60 D-CGEO carrying the U2 member and his four friends became detached on German coast during a two-hour flight from Dublin, Ireland to Berlin on Wednesday, November 12.
"He was extremely lucky, the plane could have gone down. About an hour into the journey they heard a big thud coming from the rear of the plane," a source close to the singer said. "They were startled for a bit but they continued on and made the descent into Berlin airport. When they landed they were horrified to learn that the compartment at the rear of the plane had completely detached."
"The entire door along with Bono and his companions' luggage had fallen out mid-air. They don't know if the door and the contents landed over water or land but they were extremely lucky. They were at an altitude where anything could have happened and they are all feeling very lucky to be alive," the source continued.
German officials confirmed that Bono's plane suffered in-flight incident, but it was able to make safe landing despite the damage. "To our knowledge, there was no danger of crashing," said Ralf Kunkel, Berlin Schonefeld Airport spokesperson. "The German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Investigation has begun an investigation into the cause of the incident."
Bono and his bandmates were set to attend Bambi International Music Awards in Berlin. Just hours after the incident, he carried out his schedule, meeting the German minister of economic cooperation and development, Gerd Mueller.
