The British Airways reaction after the emergency landing of a company plane. “There was no smoke in the cabin”
A British Airways plane, which had taken off Turkey, asked on Thursday, October 9, to land at Henri Coandă airport in Otopeni, after a sensor had detected smoke inside the aircraft.
The aircraft belongs to British Airways photo archive
The alarm was given immediately after 6:00 pm, when the commander of the Airbus A320 aircraft, belonging to British Airways, who came from Istanbul to London, requested the landing code – smoke on board, Protv news reports.
The 143 people in the flight apparatus were landed. The first information reached the Romanian rescuers indicated that, on board, at least four people would need medical care.
Thus, the rescue procedures were initiated at Henri Coandă airport, and several ISU firefighters, SMURD crews and the airport intervention teams were mobilized.
After landing, however, at 18:14, the commander of the aircraft refused to get on board, stating that no one needs medical care. However, the 136 passengers descended from the plane, and the health of four stewardesis was checked, after they accused dizziness and bad condition.
What the company says
“There was no smoke in the cabin. Upon arrival, the aircraft was welcomed by the emergency services, according to the standard procedure.
The safety of our clients and colleagues is always our main priority, and our crew has made the decision to deviate from the caution, because of a possible technical problem. The plane landed safely, customers normally landed and did not receive smoke reports or hospitalizations. We apologize to our customers for disturbing their travels, and our teams work to restore you on the road as soon as possible ”is shown in the statement issued by British Airways to Pro TV News.
