This concerns flight KL895, which was on its way to Shanghai. The spokesperson cannot say how many passengers were on the plane. It is also not clear what kind of defect this is.
The passengers will be accommodated in a hotel at Schiphol and rebooked on a flight that leaves tomorrow, he tells NH.
This is not the first time that a Boeing Dreamliner or 787 has encountered technical defects. KLM has 24 Boeing 787 aircraft. The airline discovered in May that there were seven of these aircraft mistakes have been made the aircraft maintenance procedure.
Last year, the American aircraft manufacturer was plagued by safety problems. In January an inactive emergency door came loose in full flight on an Alaska Airlines flight. The videos of passengers on board filming the hole in the fuselage went viral. The detached panel was found in a backyard. A few weeks later, a Boeing 777 lost a wheel while taking off. It fell on a car, there were no injuries.