Hundreds of passengers were forced to evacuate a Polish plane after the fire alarm started going off and prompted an emergency landing at Glasgow Airport. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner was en route to Warsaw from Chicago when the flight crew received a warning from the firefighting system in the luggage hold.
More than 247 passengers and 12 crew were on board the LOT Polish Airlines flight when the crew declared the emergency over the Atlantic Ocean. The Dreamliner was met on arrival by emergency services and was allowed to taxi to the main terminal building after an inspection by firefighters did not find any flames or smoke.
Glasgow Airport spokesman Brian McClean told MailOnline the landing was made at the request of the captain and the airport declared a full emergency as a precautionary measure. LOT spokeswoman Barbara Pijanowska-Kuras said: ‘They assessed the aircraft and deemed it safe.’
It is not known what triggered the warning system and there were no reports of fire or smoke within the Dreamliner, a model that has been grounded in the past over safety fears. None of the passengers are believed to have suffered any injuries or smoke inhalation.
Glasgow Airport remained open and operational throughout the ordeal and all passengers were kept on the aircraft while technicians inspected the plane. All passengers disembarked as normal and arrangements were made for alternative transportation to Warsaw.
