Description
Steffi had not noticed anything in the cockpit of all the dramatic events behind her. Although she had heard several strange noises and Jack's cries, she was not allowed to be distracted. She had her own hands full. Although she was an experienced stewardess, she had already had flying lessons on a simulator. Now she sat on the control stick of the plane herself, carrying a ton of responsibility. As she lowered the plane, she was desperately trying to get in contact with the nearest airport. So far, the storm clouds caused by Tamukleth had made radio contact impossible. But suddenly the storm clouds disappeared, the instruments and electronics calmed down and the radio contact functioned again.
Steffi: „Yes, yes, yes ... ha ha! Whatever you did back there. It worked. I can see something again.“
The clouds disappeared and Steffi had a clear view again. But the problem with the empty fuel tank was not solved yet. Steffi immediately grabbed the radio.
Steffi: "This is Stewardess Stefanie König of Flight MEA-316. Does anyone hear me? Our pilots are out of action, we lose fuel and I have to make an emergency landing immediately."
MA: "This is the flight safety control of Munich Airport speaking. Please identify yourself."
Steffi: "My name is Steffanie König and I am the..."
MA: "In the case of a planned emergency landing, please follow Protocol Green-18."
Steffi: "Bloody hell! Let me finish and save me your terms! If you don't want us to arrive in a few minutes as a big fireball, then you clear a runway and help me."
MA: "Yes, stay calm. We'll guide you safely to us. But you have to slow down. You have too much speed."
Steffi: "Okay, understood."
Steffi let out a relieved breath and could already see in the distance the emergency sign of a runway. She throttled the speed and the entire aircraft vibrated. Briefly, Steffi looks over her shoulder and shouts something to Amaya and Kerstin.
Steffi: "If you are not back in your seats and strapped, then it's time. We are landing!"
Although Amaya and Kertin had the Ghost of Tamukleth imprisoned again, they were certainly not on the ground yet. Steffi was sweating and her terrible headache disturbed her concentration. How could she manage to land a plane of this size? But the stewardess bravely tried it on. She was now the highest ranking member of the crew and she would make sure that her passengers would arrive safely in Munich. Every second felt like a minute to Steffi and with quivering fingers she drove off the landing gear of the plane. Shortly thereafter, the tires of the landing gear touched the ground for the first time, but hopped back up.
The plane jerked, rocked and vibrated, and in the flight compartment the remaining guests clung to each other. Amaya, Kerstin and Hendrik all sat side by side on their seats and held hands. Suddenly there was a loud bang and the screeching of cracking metal could be heard. It sounded awful. The cause was that the landing gear of the aircraft had broken off and the plane now skidded with the underside over the runway. Through the small windows Amaya and Kerstin could see how the sparks flew and the outside world quickly passed by them. Steffi did everything she could and tried to bring the heavy aircraft to a standstill. Then finally the squeaking of the metal became quieter and the plane lost speed. It slithered a few meters until it finally came to a complete standstill. It was done, the plane had landed and stalled. The silence that followed was unreal and seemed eerie. After all the excitement, after all the drama it was suddenly so quiet. But even this moment did not last long. Because already from far away, approaching sirens and vehicles were heard. The airport fire brigade and other rescue workers were on their way.