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Ryanair Passengers Injured in Evacuation After 'False Alarm' on Flight

PALMA DE MALLORCA AIRPORT, MALLORCA, SPAIN, JUL 5 – A false fire alarm forced evacuation of a Ryanair flight, injuring 18 passengers, six of whom were hospitalized, according to local emergency services.

  • A Ryanair flight from Palma de Mallorca to Manchester was suspended on July 4 after a false fire alarm triggered an emergency evacuation at Palma Airport.
  • The false alarm led crew to order passengers to evacuate swiftly using inflatable slides, with emergency services alerted and medical assistance requested immediately.
  • Eighteen passengers suffered minor injuries such as ankle sprains while disembarking, with six hospitalized and the rest treated on site, though no fire occurred and airport operations continued unaffected.
  • Ryanair described the warning light as false and arranged a replacement aircraft that departed Palma at 07:05 the following morning to minimize disruption to travelers.
  • The injured passengers, including some with fractures, were advised against flying back to Manchester until July 7, indicating ongoing medical care needs after the incident.
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A false alarm of fire led passengers to jump off a plane at Palma de Majorca Airport. 18 people were injured, 6 had to be taken to the hospital.

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As a result of a false fire warning, passengers on Ryanair Palma de Mallorca-Manchester were forced to use the inflatable ramps to extract from the aircraft, an event which should not have occurred and which caused 18 injuries.

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Panic broke out on a Ryanair flight from Mallorca to Manchester. The fire alarm went off before the plane even took off.

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Shafaq News – Madrid – Ryanair reported on Saturday that several people suffered minor injuries during an emergency evacuation of one of its planes after a false alarm in Mallorca, Spain. The airline said in a statement that the flight to Manchester, northern England, was canceled late Friday night “due to an erroneous fire warning light indication,” according to the Associated Press. It continued that during the disembarkation process, a small …

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The tenants of the affected house had been trapped on the terrace, and the Firefighters were then able to extinguish the flames.

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thueringen24.de broke the news in on Saturday, July 5, 2025.
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