Number of passengers injured after ‘false fire warning' on Ryanair flight from Mallorca
A number of passengers were injured following a 'false fire warning' onboard a Manchester-bound Ryanair flight at Palma de Mallorca Airport last night.
The flight was scheduled to depart from Palma at 10.50pm on Friday night and land at Manchester at 12.30am in the early hours of Saturday morning.
The UK-bound flight from Mallorca discontinued take-off last night due to a 'false fire warning light indication'.
Following the alert, passengers were disembarking the aircraft by using the inflatable slides and later returned to the terminal.
Ryanair plane. Photo: Getty
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While getting off the aircraft, a 'small number of passengers' suffered 'very minor injuries', such as ankle sprains, a Ryanair spokesperson told the Sunday World.
'Crew requested immediate medical assistance,' they said in a statement.
"To minimise disruption to passengers, we quickly arranged a replacement aircraft to operate this flight, which departed Palma at 07:05 this morning.
"We sincerely apologise to affected passengers for any inconvenience caused.'
A spokesman for a regional government-run emergency response coordination centre confirmed early this morning: 'We received an alert about a fire on a plane on the ground at Palma airport at 00.36am today.
'Four ambulances were sent to the scene which were two basic life support units and two advanced life support unit.
'Eighteen people were injured and received medical assistance of whom six were taken to hospital.
'They were all minor. Three went to the Clinica Rotger and three to the Palmaplanas Hospital.'
Palma de Mallorca Airport has been asked for comment.
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