A flight from Greece to Germany made an emergency touchdown in Italy after a “response close to the engine” of the plane, airline officers stated.
Condor Airways flight DE3665 was flying from Corfu to Dusseldorf on Saturday. The airplane departed Corfu’s airport shortly after 8 p.m. native time, in line with the monitoring web site FlightAware. Passengers noticed flames close to the airplane’s engine round 8:30 p.m., native media reported. Movies shared on social media present shiny orange flames close to the engine.
Condor Airways stated it couldn’t affirm an engine hearth, however stated there was a “response close to the engine that usually takes place within the engine’s combustion chamber resulting in a visual response on the rear of the engine.” The flight crew obtained a fault message indicating “a parameter indication outdoors the conventional vary brought on by a disturbance within the air stream provide to the engine,” the airline stated.
The engine was shut down “in a managed method,” the airline advised CBS Information, and the airplane made an emergency touchdown in Brindisi, a coastal Italian metropolis. Native media reported that air site visitors was closed for about half an hour as firefighters waited on the runway to answer the airplane.
No accidents had been reported. There have been 273 passengers and eight crew members aboard the plane.
Some passengers spent an uncomfortable night time within the Italian metropolis. Condor Airways stated there was “inadequate lodge capability” in Brindisi, so some slept on the airport. The airline organized vouchers and blankets for these passengers, and airport retailers stayed open “to supply provides.” Passengers who slept at accommodations can be reimbursed for the expense, the airline stated.
On Sunday, Condor Airways dispatched one other plane to finish the route. All passengers arrived in Dusseldorf that day.
“We apologize for any inconvenience precipitated, however the security of our passengers and workers is all the time our prime precedence,” Condor Airways stated.
