Australia's Jetstar makes emergency landing after cabin fills up with smoke
Source: Xinhua   2016-09-23 09:28:21

SYDNEY, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- Passengers have recalled the terrifying moment when smoke started filling the cabin of a Jetstar plane bound for Cairns, Australia in a scene they say was "straight out of a movie."

Cairns Post general manager Nick Trompf was among 173 passengers on-board flight JQ956 from Sydney to Cairns on Thursday evening, which was diverted to Brisbane after a "technical issue" with one of the engines, News Corp reported on Friday.

"About 40 minutes into the flight, smoke appeared in the cabin," Trompf said.

"The cabin crew were in the middle of starting to serve but you could see real concern on their faces and passengers."

"The smoke was dense ... and it had an odour," he said.

When the plane made a safe landing in Brisbane, passengers broke into applause.

Four fire trucks surrounded the aircraft on the tarmac.

A Jetstar spokesman told Xinhua the flight was diverted to Brisbane airport as a precautionary measure after encountering a technical issue with one of its engines.

It added that these aircrafts could still safely fly even with one engine on for an extended period of time.

No emergency was declared and no one on the flight had required any medical attention.

"The Captain decided to shut down one of the engines as a precaution and diverted the aircraft to Brisbane," the spokesperson said.

"Engineers are looking into the cause."

"While it's rare for something like this to happen, our crew are trained to deal with these type of situations and they handled the situation very professionally."

"Passengers were kept informed throughout and were transferred to another flight and arrived in Cairns later on Thursday evening," the spokesperson said.

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Australia's Jetstar makes emergency landing after cabin fills up with smoke

Source: Xinhua 2016-09-23 09:28:21
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SYDNEY, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- Passengers have recalled the terrifying moment when smoke started filling the cabin of a Jetstar plane bound for Cairns, Australia in a scene they say was "straight out of a movie."

Cairns Post general manager Nick Trompf was among 173 passengers on-board flight JQ956 from Sydney to Cairns on Thursday evening, which was diverted to Brisbane after a "technical issue" with one of the engines, News Corp reported on Friday.

"About 40 minutes into the flight, smoke appeared in the cabin," Trompf said.

"The cabin crew were in the middle of starting to serve but you could see real concern on their faces and passengers."

"The smoke was dense ... and it had an odour," he said.

When the plane made a safe landing in Brisbane, passengers broke into applause.

Four fire trucks surrounded the aircraft on the tarmac.

A Jetstar spokesman told Xinhua the flight was diverted to Brisbane airport as a precautionary measure after encountering a technical issue with one of its engines.

It added that these aircrafts could still safely fly even with one engine on for an extended period of time.

No emergency was declared and no one on the flight had required any medical attention.

"The Captain decided to shut down one of the engines as a precaution and diverted the aircraft to Brisbane," the spokesperson said.

"Engineers are looking into the cause."

"While it's rare for something like this to happen, our crew are trained to deal with these type of situations and they handled the situation very professionally."

"Passengers were kept informed throughout and were transferred to another flight and arrived in Cairns later on Thursday evening," the spokesperson said.

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