Wheelchair on plane burst in to flames
25.09.08
A holiday jet carrying 229 passengers narrowly avoided disaster when a wheelchair stored in the hold burst into flames shortly after landing at Manchester Airport, the Times reports.
Ground staff unloading baggage from the hold of the First Choice holiday jet noticed blue sparks coming from the chair. It was removed from the Boeing 757-200 jet and placed on a vehicle - where it immediately burst into flames and was destroyed.
The scare happened on Sunday September 7, when the First Choice flight FCA 2662 landed in the early hours of the morning after a flight from Fuerteventura. A spokeswoman for Manchester Airport praised the ground handling staff who ‘spotted the hazard and reacted quickly.’ The battery on the wheelchair should have been disconnected in the Canary Islands, she told the newspaper.
Add to: del.icio.us | Digg it | Newsvine | NowPublic | Reddit
To book airport hotels manchester or airport parking manchester at the lowest price, click on these links to two great Manchester airport car parking and Manchester airport hotel price comparison pages.
