A plane from Graz to Frankfurt Airport smells of smoke. Shortly thereafter, the plane turns back. A passenger describes the situation on board.
Frankfurt – Sudden smell of smoke on the plane has the pilot of a machine from Graz airport Frankfurt forced to turn back. The crew of the Air Dolomiti machine stopped the climb and turned around, as reported by the Aviation Herald news portal.
The flight with an Embraer ERJ-195 took off at around 8.25 a.m. on Friday morning (May 13) from Graz Airport in Austria. The plane was originally scheduled to land at Frankfurt Airport just under an hour and a half later.
Plane on the way to Frankfurt Airport has to turn back because of the smell of smoke
As a passenger told Aviation Herald, the smell of burning was noticeable even before takeoff. After starting the engines, there was a smell of kerosene for a short time, then the smell disappeared. However, about 30 seconds after takeoff, the odor reappeared and became stronger. In addition, it is said to have been “slightly foggy” in the cabin.
Then there was a noise that the passenger said sounded like a balloon being rapidly deflated. A few minutes later, the crew announced that the flight was being canceled and the machine was returning to Graz.
The plane landed safely in Graz about 25 minutes after take-off. All passengers who were unwell were examined by paramedics. According to Flightradar24, the second attempt worked Frankfurt without problems.
On another flight to Frankfurt Airport, a Lufthansa machine had to turn back because the toilets on board were causing problems. (pron)
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