A British Airways flight to Spain has made an emergency landing in Valencia after the cabin had been engulfed with smoke, the Daily Mail reports.
Some of the passengers, who were on Flight BA422 from London to Valencia have taken to Twitter to share what they experienced during the landing.
Rook in cabine #BA422 @British_Airways Passagiers geëvacueerd na landing VLC. Via @patrickbijvoet #planespotting #avgeek #emergency #britishairways #aviation #airline pic.twitter.com/XIIFIQOWCN
— Menno Swart (@MennoSwart) August 5, 2019
Another account posted a couple of photos, showing the passengers being evacuated on the runway in Valencia.
ÚLTIMA HORA: El vuelo #BA422 procedente de Londres ha sido evacuado a su llegada a Valencia por humo en cabina.
— DiarioAzafata (@DiarioAzafata) August 5, 2019
📷@lucyaabrown pic.twitter.com/khJnvHfl6Y
British Airways flight #BA422 evacuated on the runway at Valencia Airport after smoke fills the cabin. https://t.co/Q9iNdVaLLv pic.twitter.com/K6MDeebo6e
— Breaking Aviation News (@breakingavnews) August 5, 2019
One of the passengers said that she was on the flight with her husband and they had a very 'frightening experience.' She added that the crew failed to tell the passengers what was going on for more than an hour after the incident.
#BritishAirways #Valencia #EmergencyLanding Still waiting to hear what actually happened on our British Airways flight from LHR to Valencia in which our cabin filled with smoke in the last 10 minutes of flight, had to disembark via emergency chutes. No comms 60 mins and counting! pic.twitter.com/UywuesxHeC
— Gayle Fitzpatrick (@gaylem1978) August 5, 2019
Twitter user Dani Meroño Bori wrote that the passengers had tried to leave the cabin but were unable to open the plane's doors.
Intentamos salir pero no funciona nada!!! atrapados pero van a abrir la puerta!!!Hemos aterrizado en Manises @British_Airways pic.twitter.com/917WOKL4yO
— Dani Meroño Bori (@Dani_Merono) August 5, 2019
