Plane emergency at East Midlands Airport
03.09.08
An Eastern Airways plane declared an emergency and diverted to East Midlands Airport yesterday amid fears a fire had broken out on board. The Jet Stream plane landed at about 09:25 after a warning light alerted the pilot to possible smoke in a baggage compartment.
The plane, carrying 14 passengers, was on its way from Stansted to Manchester Airport when the incident took place. Six fire engines were scrambled but, after inspection by engineers, no traces of smoke or fire were found and a faulty light was thought to be behind the scare.
A replacement aircraft took the passengers to Manchester after a delay of just less than two hours. An Eastern Airways spokesman said: ‘We apologise for the inconvenience but the safety of our passengers and crew is of paramount importance to us.’
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