Centralwings Edinburgh flight makes emergency landing in Warsaw
11.04.08
A Boeing 737 with 118 passengers on board heading for Edinburgh Airport was forced to make an emergency landing at Warsaw Airport this morning.
Soon after takeoff from Okecie Airport in Warsaw, the captain of the Polish budget carrier Centralwings’ aircraft notified flight control that the landing gear that would not recede into the fuselage. When the aircraft flew over the airport to have the landing gear checked by air traffic control, it looked in perfect order and the fault was most likely an instruments malfunction.
The crew were advised to circle above Warsaw and lose seven tonnes of fuel to prevent possible fire during crash-landing. Airport fire services and ambulances were on full alert, but the Boeing 737 touched down safely.
One passenger sprained an ankle and was taken to a hospital in Warsaw, while another passenger fainted during the emergency evacuation procedure. The rest of the passengers were expected to fly to Edinburgh later today.
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