mobanmarketLondon: A British Airways flight was evacuated after smoke filled the cabin shortly before landing, the airline confirmed on Tuesday.
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The airline said that an “incident” on flight BA422 which departed London’s Heathrow at 3.10 p.m. on Monday and landed in Valencia, the BBC reported.
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Passengers had to slide down emergency chutes to the runway.
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British Airways has apologised to the 175 passengers on board the aircraft.
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A statement from the airline said the flight had “experienced a technical issue” as it approached Valencia.
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Three passengers were taken to hospital and have since been discharged, the airline added. It said staff members had assisted customers in the airport terminal after the evacuation.
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British Airways said there were two pilots and six cabin crew members on the flight.
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A BBC editor, who was on the flight with her children, said that smoke filled the cabin “very quickly” about 10 minutes before its scheduled landing.
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She said there had been no official announcement about what was happening as white smoke appeared to come through the air conditioning system into the cabin.
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“Very quickly, you couldn’t see the passengers two seats down from you.”
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A passenger, who was on holiday with her husband, said: “There were no communications from the crew, some of which started to wear full oxygen masks and protective fire wear.
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“People were crying and hyperventilating. It was genuinely scary.”
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