Air incident in Mallorca
A “false fire alert” made 18 injured on a Ryanair flight
A false alert caused the emergency evacuation of an aircraft before taking off. Some travelers, panicked, jumped wings.
A flight from the Ryanair company had to be evacuated before takeoff, on the night of Friday to Saturday in Mallorca (pretext).
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Shortly after midnight, on the night of Friday to Saturday, an airplane from the Ryanair company had to be evacuated to Mallorca airport, in Spain. The crew would have alerted the emergency services for the start of a fire in the device, before takeoff. According to “The MirrorIt was a false alert. Eighteen people were injured by wanting to get out of the plane.
Eighteen light injured
“This flight interrupted its takeoff due to a false fire warning signal. The passengers were landed using inflatable slides and returned to the terminal. During the landing, a small number of passengers suffered very light injuries (spraining an ankle, etc.) and the crew asked for immediate medical assistance, “said the company.
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Panic, some passengers preferred to jump wings from the plane, rather than borrowing emergency exits. A total of 18 people were slightly injured in the incident.
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