Flybe Belfast flight makes emergency landing
02.08.08
A Flybe flight from Manchester Airport to Belfast City Airport was forced to make an emergency landing on the Isle of Man yesterday after the crew reported smelling smoke. The 89 passengers on board had to escape via the emergency chutes, with four suffering minor injuries and one passenger taken to hospital.
A Flybe spokesman said: ‘The aircraft, an Embraer 195, made an emergency descent into the Isle of Man Airport as a precautionary measure, landing at 13:17. Upon landing all passengers were disembarked as quickly as possible.'
‘The likely cause of the incident seems to be a failure of the air conditioning and circulation system. Flybe is arranging for all passengers to complete their journey to Belfast as quickly as possible. We can confirm that we have had no other similar incidents with any of its E195 fleet.’
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