Jet2
17th May 2005, 15:01
From the BBC:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/south_yorkshire/4554679.stm
Plane fault causes forced landing
A flight from the newly-opened Robin Hood Airport in South Yorkshire had to make an emergency landing after losing cabin pressure.
The Thomsonfly flight to Alicante was forced to divert to Barcelona during Monday afternoon's incident.
Passenger Carol Mee from Shirebrook in Derbyshire said: "Everyone was traumatised - people were screaming, including a pregnant lady."
A spokeswoman for Thomson said "a thorough investigation" is under way.
The plane landed safely at Barcelona and the 126 passengers were taken by coach to Alicante - a 345-mile journey.
The spokeswoman said: "There was a pressure change in the cabin caused by a technical fault in the air conditioning system.
"As a result the oxygen masks automatically came down.
"The captain made the decision to make an early landing at Barcelona, where the alarm was raised and emergency procedures enacted."
Mrs Mee said she was "terrified" by the experience.
She added that the passengers were delayed in Barcelona for four hours before their eight-hour trip to Alicante.
The Thompson spokeswoman said: "As passenger safety is Thomsonfly's most important concern we will be conducting a detailed and thorough investigation of the aircraft systems."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/south_yorkshire/4554679.stm
Plane fault causes forced landing
A flight from the newly-opened Robin Hood Airport in South Yorkshire had to make an emergency landing after losing cabin pressure.
The Thomsonfly flight to Alicante was forced to divert to Barcelona during Monday afternoon's incident.
Passenger Carol Mee from Shirebrook in Derbyshire said: "Everyone was traumatised - people were screaming, including a pregnant lady."
A spokeswoman for Thomson said "a thorough investigation" is under way.
The plane landed safely at Barcelona and the 126 passengers were taken by coach to Alicante - a 345-mile journey.
The spokeswoman said: "There was a pressure change in the cabin caused by a technical fault in the air conditioning system.
"As a result the oxygen masks automatically came down.
"The captain made the decision to make an early landing at Barcelona, where the alarm was raised and emergency procedures enacted."
Mrs Mee said she was "terrified" by the experience.
She added that the passengers were delayed in Barcelona for four hours before their eight-hour trip to Alicante.
The Thompson spokeswoman said: "As passenger safety is Thomsonfly's most important concern we will be conducting a detailed and thorough investigation of the aircraft systems."