Thomson cabin crew treated for smoke inhalation after fire breaks inside plane out forcing flight to make emergency landing at Gatwick
Terrified passengers were escorted from the flight, which had been travelling from Manchester to Girona in Spain
THREE Thomson cabin crew had to be treated for smoke inhalation after a fire started inside a plane - forcing an emergency landing at Gatwick.
Terrified passengers were escorted from the flight, which had been travelling from Manchester to Girona in Spain.
Three crew members were treated for smoke inhalation, according to the , but is not known if they were taken to hospital.
A spokeswoman for Gatwick airport said: "The flight was diverted because of smoke in the cabin.
"Three cabin crew are being treated by medics.
"The passengers have all been offloaded and they are in a gateroom waiting for another plane."
One passenger tweeted to say the fire had broken out in the oven but this hasn't been confirmed.
Stephen Canning wrote: "One plane and emergency landing in London.
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"Smoke supposedly from oven - two cabin crew removed for smoke inhalation.
Passengers left on plane."
A Thomson spokesperson confirmed the incident had taken place.
They explained: "We would like to apologise to customers travelling to Girona, Spain from Manchester on board TOM2616 as the flight was diverted to London Gatwick as a precautionary measure.
"The flight was met by emergency services in line with standard procedures and to investigate the cause of smoke in the cabin.
"The aircraft has been checked and is safe to continue on its scheduled journey this morning. All customers on board are also safe, and new crew members are arriving imminently to cover the flight as three of the original team are being checked over by medics as a precaution.
"We appreciate our customers’ patience and understanding during this time and would like to take this opportunity to reassure everyone that the safety of our customers and crew is of paramount importance.”
In April, a Thomson flight headed to Bristol was forced to make an emergency landing after the pilot's windscreen cracked at 30,000ft.
And last month, a United Airlines plane had to abandon its journey to Miami after flames erupted from the jet engine.
