Flybe Dash emergency at LGW? (copy including spotter chat)
 

Friend on the ground at LGW has reported that a Dash just landed is surrounded by emergency vehicles on the runway. Pax and crew yet to evacuate.

Probably a non-event so feel free to flame / delete as appropriate.

Smoke filled cabin on finals, full evac on the runway, stacked n packed for up to one hour ive been told

Just announced on Sky. More to follow.

Sky news link. Suggests the entire airport has been closed? :bored:

Gatwick Runway open, Now landing 26L.

Paris CDG (LFPG) to Cardiff (EGFF) BEE143G

G-JECL

Flybe issued these sage-like words, so obviously a good job done by the crew::D


Flybe can confirm that Flight BE1432 flying from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Cardiff was diverted into London Gatwick landing at 1226 local time.

The priority landing, at which emergency vehicles were deployed by the airport as a precautionary measure, followed a suspected technical fault.

All 46 passengers disembarked safely and without incident and will be re-accommodated at the earliest possible opportunity.

The safety of its passengers and crew is Flybe’s number one priority.

skynews really has went down-hill on reporting, from claiming the airport was closed to saying there was only 14 PAX (as of 13:40 their article states this)

while BBC / flybe reports 46 PAX and just a runway closeure

"Flybe issued these sage-like words, so obviously a good job done by the crew:":D
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Have just heard a passenger give his account of the incident on Sky news....confirms the above. :D

EZY5292 MILAN DIVERTED
EI921 FARO DIVERTED
BA2723 ALICANTE DIVERTED
BT651 RIGA DIVERTED
EK015 DUBAI DIVERTED
TCX513L CORFU DIVERTED

Does anyone know were each of these diverted?

They weren't too bad I thought

"Gatwick Runway Shuts After Jet Emergency"

Isn't the Dash 8 a prop or does it have exceptionally powerful exhausts

Where was the "death plunge", the captain struggling to remain in control, orphans etc etc? Where is the BBCs aviation expert. Where are live interviews from terrified SLF. We demand to be told! :ugh:

Seems like a textbook handling of the situation

fc101
E145 driver

Colleague of mine is on EK015. Ended up in Birmingham.

Where also are the puppies, kittens, babies and nuns?

(or monks if you prefer)

And now sky at 1412 report that everyone was injured?? when will that news channel just stop bothering to report aviation relatied matters....they always seem to get it wrong. see it first at sky?? see it wrong first at sky :}

I suppose "Technically" they were injured, especially if everyone and a Lung full of the Smoke.

BR.

well technically i'm 'injured' every time i go through staff security and get fiddled with. but sky don't seem interested ....... perhaps if i start smoking or set alight and have a death plunge in secuity i would be news worthy :}

or maybe i'll just get carted away. :sad:

Currently sat on the tarmac in Bournemouth

BA8114 AMS - LGW. 2 other BA a/c here too

kernowguy what time are you expecting to get going back to LGW?

Bloody nuisance as my partner will be 3 hours late from Vienna and will miss half the concert tonight!
Why couldn't they land their crock of s**t at Manston and cause less disruption to everybody else?
:ugh:

because manston has bugger all engineering. and should the worst come to be lgw is right next door to east surrey hospital. not even 5 mins away from airside!