Jakarta –
Flight Delta Airlines from Edinburgh to New York was forced to make an emergency landing due to visible fire on the wing of the plane.
BBC reported, Saturday (11/2/2023) flight Delta Airlines DAL209 to New York was quickly diverted to land at Prestwick after experiencing engine problems. The plane made an emergency landing after several minutes of flying.
BBC Scotland News reporter Laura Pettigrew was on the flight. He said he heard loud engine noises after takeoff.
“The plane took off and there was a loud engine noise, similar to the normal sound of take-off and landing, but this sound continued once we were in the air,”
“The captain walked along the plane and then there was Tannoy’s announcement – though no one could hear it. But we quickly realized we were preparing to land. As the plane touched down we could see fire trucks and firefighters with hoses rushing towards us, ” said Laura.
Furthermore, passengers were asked to immediately get off and leave their belongings. There was no visible panic from most of the passengers, but only the confused faces of passengers carrying children and families.
Laura said she didn’t realize how serious the incident was until they walked into the terminal and heard people talking about what had happened. He appreciated the calm cabin crew directing passengers.
“They kept everyone calm. The pilot seemed to do a smooth job getting us down safely. Apparently the cabin crew were preparing for an emergency landing,” he said.
Scottish Fire and Rescue Services confirmed they were present to assist airport firefighters.
Delta airlines also immediately made a statement and apologized to the passengers.
“Flight Delta 209 from Edinburgh to New York-JFK was safely diverted to Glasgow Prestwick Airport after a mechanical issue with one of the aircraft’s two engines. We apologize to our customers for the inconvenience and are working to get them to their final destination via Edinburgh ,” he concluded.
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