US EditionWizz Air Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Amsterdam After Smoke in Cockpit
SCHIPHOL AIRPORT, NETHERLANDS, JUL 20 – More than 200 passengers evacuated safely after smoke filled the cockpit, causing an emergency landing; no casualties reported, officials said.
- On Sunday around 11:30 a.m., Wizz Air Flight 5390 from Poznań to London Luton made an emergency landing at Schiphol Airport after smoke filled its cockpit.
- According to the regional safety authority, the crew noticed smoke in the cockpit shortly before 11 a.m., prompting an emergency call on the Airbus A321.
- Emergency responders including ambulances, fire trucks and a medical helicopter were deployed, with airport staff investigating the source of the smoke, as the plane made a safe emergency landing.
- A Wizz Air spokesman said the airline has sent a relief aircraft from London Luton, adding WIZZ vouchers to all affected passengers.
- NOS reported this was the second emergency landing at Schiphol in days, following a cargo plane's engine failure on Saturday.
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Wizz Air flight makes emergency landing in Amsterdam after smoke in cockpit
A Wizz Air flight heading to London was forced to make an emergency landing in the Netherlands due to smoke in the cockpit, according to local officials. The plane landed safely and there were no reports of injuries. Wizz Air Flight 5390, an Airbus A321 with more than 200 people on board, declared an emergency at around 12:30 p.m. CET on Sunday while flying from Poznan, Poland to London’s Luton Airport. Emergency services at Amsterdam Schiphol A…
A Wizz Air plane made an emergency landing at Schiphol Airport today. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, was en route from Poznan to London when, according to the safety region, smoke was temporarily visible in the cockpit. The pilots issued a mayday alert, after which the plane landed safely at Schiphol Airport around 11:00 AM. The fire department and ambulance personnel were on hand. The pilots were examined by ambulance personnel but were found to…
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rd.nlA plane en route from Poznan, Poland, to London landed at Schiphol Airport because "a small amount of smoke" had appeared in the cockpit. This was confirmed by a spokesperson for the Kennemerland safety region, who also knows that passengers were not affected by the smoke. The pilots were examined and appear to have suffered no health effects.
A Wizz Air plane en route from Poland to London had to make an emergency landing in Amsterdam on Sunday after smoke was detected in the cockpit, the British evening newspaper The Standard reported on Sunday.
A Wizz Air plane en route from Poland to London had to make an emergency landing in Amsterdam on Sunday after smoke appeared in the cockpit. This was reported on Sunday by the British evening newspaper The Standard. The plane of the Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air took off from Poznan airport in Poland on Sunday morning and was heading to London's Luton airport. During the flight, the crew detected smoke in the cockpit, prompting the pilots …
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