Ibiza flight passengers exit via wing after emergency landing

You've just had a big week on the White Isle, you're feeling understandably ropey and you're ready for the two-and-a-half hour kip on your flight home.

Sadly that wasn't the case for the passengers on the Jet2 flight from Ibiza to East Midlands Airport on Wednesday, when it was forced into an emergency landing due to an electrical fault, with some exiting via the wing.

Although the front and rear doors were opened (or "kicked" down according to reports), one passenger is said to have forced a door open and "ran to the end of the wing and jumped down on to the tarmac", helping others down after.

Malcolm Yates told BBC Nottingham: "You could smell the burning, a strong electrical burning smell. That's when people started to panic, screaming 'get the kids off!'

"The stewardess kicked the door down up the front. I remember her taking a great big lunge for it to smash it down."

A Jet2 spokesperson said: "Following a safe arrival at East Midlands Airport of flight LS644 we decided to disembark passengers as quickly as possible as a precautionary safety measure because a minor electrical problem led to some smoke in the cabin.

"All passengers were looked after by our airport team and a full investigation is now under way. The safety of our passengers is of paramount importance."

We can think of better ways to cure the Balearic blues.

[Via: BBC News]

[Photo: Kelvin Futcher]