| 'Smoke' smell on plane from Cyprus to Bristol forces emergency landing in Turkey Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 15:11, 16th June 2025 |     |
From the BBC:
A UK-bound plane was forced to make an emergency landing after passengers reported a smoke smell mid-flight.
The EasyJet service from Paphos, Cyprus, to Bristol on Saturday evening had to divert to Izmir in Turkey as a result of a technical issue, a company spokesperson said. They confirmed the flight, which had 169 customers and six crew on board, was met by emergency services after landing as a "precautionary" measure.
"All passengers disembarked as normal," the spokesperson added, explaining that those on board were provided with meals and hotel accommodation "where required". "The safety of our customers and crew is EasyJet's highest priority and EasyJet operates its fleet of aircraft in strict compliance with all manufacturers' guidelines," they continued.
Grounded passengers were later taken to Bristol on a replacement flight on Sunday evening.
| Re: 'Smoke' smell on plane from Cyprus to Bristol forces emergency landing in Turkey Posted by ChrisB at 20:48, 16th June 2025 | |
Do we need an aircraft board as well as a bus board - coz there was an emergency that closed the airport today too. And what about all the other emergency landings that the media are covering these days?
| Re: 'Smoke' smell on plane from Cyprus to Bristol forces emergency landing in Turkey Posted by grahame at 21:05, 16th June 2025 | |
Do we need an aircraft board as well as a bus board - coz there was an emergency that closed the airport today too. And what about all the other emergency landings that the media are covering these days?
Well - it's labelled "and other ways to travel" already - do we have a risk if we start splitting it down of ending up with more boards with less activity on each of them? Do we consider renaming this board "Other ways to travel including buses and aircraft" and that then includes cars, ferries, taxis, cycling, mobility aids, lifts, spaceships and horses.
