- At that time the Ryanair flight was carrying more than 180 passengers.
- Everyone on board was safely evacuated from the plane.
- The wing of the plane was seen on fire while taxiing
A Ryanair flight carrying 184 passengers was forced to abandon take-off after flames were seen coming from the left engine.
Everyone on board the plane managed to escape the plane without injury after it caught fire on a runway at the Italian Aeroporti di Puglia airport in Brindisi.
The flight, which was due to depart for Turin around 8:35 local time today, was abandoned after a “strong flame” was detected on the wing of the Boeing 737-800 while it was taxiing.
Local media reported that the fire was due to a serious engine problem.
Italian newspaper Correire Della Sera reported that everyone on board was escorted using an inflatable slide after “scary moments”, adding that all planes at the airport were grounded for just under three hours, before being allowed to fly. again at 11:25 am local time. .
Everyone on board the plane managed to escape unharmed after it caught fire on a runway at the Italian Aeroporti di Puglia airport in Brindisi.
Italian newspaper Correire Della Sera reported that everyone on board was escorted via an inflatable slide.
The flight, which was due to depart for Turin around 8:35 local time today, was abandoned after a “strong flame” was detected on the wing.
A Ryanair spokesperson told the Sun: “Flight FR8826 from Brindisi to Turin was delayed this morning after cabin crew observed fumes outside the plane.
‘Passengers disembarked without incident and returned by bus to the terminal.
“We sincerely apologize to the passengers affected by this delay.”
The spokesperson added that a replacement plane will take off this morning to take travelers to Turin safely.
It comes after British passengers described chaotic scenes after “all four” tires on a Ryanair plane exploded while landing in Italy.
Passengers wait for their flights at Orio al Serio airport after the closure of Milan-Bergamo airport over the incident
Stunning images show one of the Ryanair plane’s burst tires
Ryanair flight FR846 arriving from Barcelona El Prat, on the runway at Orio al Serio airport, in Bergamo, Italy
Arrival and departure flights have been suspended at Bergamo’s Orio al Serio airport, near Milan, after the incident that occurred with the flight from Barcelona.
Dramatic images show the airliner with missing tires and crushed metal wheels after an apparent collision on the runway, which was also damaged.
Spectators who had been on another flight claimed their pilot told them it happened due to a “bad landing”, although this has not been confirmed by the airline or the airport.
Alice Longhurst, a London marketing consultant, said: “You could smell the burning rubber on the plane. That was quite scary.
‘We were ready to leave and there were scary flames. I was shocked. “I have never experienced anything like this before.”
“They told us to wait a couple of hours and then they took us off the plane,” the 35-year-old continued.
