US EditionEasyJet Flight Forced to Perform 'Go Around' at Runway over 'Explosions'
EasyJet said the captain made a routine go-around and the flight landed normally, with no passenger safety compromise reported.
- On Easter Sunday, April 5, an EasyJet flight arriving from Venice performed a routine 'go around' at Paris Orly after the pilot observed smoke and 'fireworks' near runway 3.
- Investigators traced the 'fireworks' to a wedding procession in Villeneuve-le-Roi, Val-de-Marne, involving fifteen vehicles positioned near the airport's perimeter.
- Air Traffic controllers closed runway 3 due to the smoke and redirected the aircraft to runway 4, normally reserved for takeoffs, ensuring passenger safety.
- EasyJet confirmed "at no point was the aircraft struck by any projectile" and stated passenger safety was never compromised during the routine procedure.
- The Air Transport Gendarmerie and the French Civil Aviation Authority are investigating, though authorities have not yet identified suspects in the incident.
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An EasyJet plane had to delay its landing at the Paris-Orly airport following fire from fireworks mortar.
On Sunday, 5 April, at the end of the afternoon, a pilot of an EasyJet aircraft had to interrupt his landing manoeuvre at Orly Airport as he approached the tarmac after seeing small explosions and ground-level smoke, similar to fireworks, learned Current Police Source Values, confirming information from the Parisian. Indeed, several people were firing mortars not far from the airstrip. In order not to endanger the safety of the aircraft and pass…
The incident took place on Sunday, 5 April, causing a disruption of air traffic at Orly airport. In this case, an Easy jet aircraft was involved.
An EasyJet plane had to stop its descent on Sunday at Orly airport after the appearance of smoke from fireworks mortar fire, possibly from a wedding convoy.
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