Smoke on boardBoeing 737-8K5 with 183 passengers forced into emergency landing at Findel
On Saturday evening a flight from Birmingham to Dalaman, Turkey, carrying 183 passengers was forced into an emergency landing at Findel due to the concerning development of smoke in the cockpit and cabin.
Incident at Findel Airport
Op de Biller gesäit een d’Maschinn vun “Jet2" a wéi se dono vun der Pist geschleeft gëtt.
The British Jet2 flight – on a Boeing 737–8K5 aircraft – carrying 183 passengers was forced to land at around 6.30pm on Saturday evening after smoke started entering the cockpit, Luxairport confirmed with RTL.
The smoke started in the cockpit and subsequently spread into the passenger cabin, prompting the immediate decision to divert and land urgently.
All 183 people on board were safely evacuated, and no injuries were reported, according to Alexander Flassak from Luxairport. Operations at Findel Airport were not affected by the incident, and flights continued to take off and land normally.
Jet2 is a low-cost UK airline operating routes between Britain and popular tourist destinations, including Saturday’s flight to Dalaman in Turkey.
A replacement aircraft took passengers to their final destination in Dalaman on Saturday evening, while the emergency aircraft returned to Birmingham.
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Incident at Findel Airport
Op de Biller gesäit een d’Maschinn vun “Jet2" a wéi se dono vun der Pist geschleeft gëtt.
A Boeing aircraft from the airline Jet2 had to make an emergency landing at Findel.
183 Passagéier waren u Bord vun enger Boeing vun Jet2, wéi dëst misst zu Lëtzebuerg noutlanden.
Incident at FIndel: Emergency landing
De Fliger vun der Airline “Jet2" gouf e Samschdeg den Owend vun der Pist ofgeschleeft.
Incident at Findel.
183 Passagéier waren u Bord, kenger Persoun ass eppes geschitt.
