Ryanair plane abandons take-off after fire explodes beneath wing as 184 passengers evacuated down slides at airport

A RYANAIR flight has been abandoned after an explosion left the wing of a plane on fire.

All 184 passengers onboard were forced to evacuate the aircraft as it sat smoking on a runway in Italy this morning.

No one was injured during the failed takeoff from the Aeroporti di Puglia airport in Brindisi.

The flight was due to head to Turin at around 8.35am when passengers noticed a “strong flame” from underneath the wing of the Boeing 737-800 during taxiing.

Initial reports say the fire was sparked from an issue with the engine.

Passengers and the six crew were escorted off on an inflatable slide after “moments of fear”, report Correire Della Sera.

The airport was closed as firefighters rushed to the scene to put out the blaze.

Flights in and out of the airport were temporarily suspended as the authorities investigated the cause of the fire.

Ryanair told The Sun: “Flight FR8826 from Brindisi to Turin was delayed this morning after cabin crew observed fumes on the outside of the aircraft.

“Passengers were disembarked without incident and returned to the terminal by bus.

“We sincerely apologise to affected passengers for this delay.”

They also confirmed that a spare aircraft will take off later this morning to get the passengers to Turin safely.

It comes as just days ago another Ryanair flight was met with chaos after the tyres of a plane appeared to explode during landing.

Passengers were left stuck on the runway following the burst tyres in Italy.

Another Boeing plane has experienced serious issues midair recently as a pilot was forced to emergency land after passengers started bleeding from their ears and mouths.

The Delta Air Lines Flight 1203 spun into chaos when the Boeing 737-900 aircraft dramatically dipped, according to passengers.

A packed plane also suffered a nightmare take-off in July when its tail scraped along the runway.

The Latam 777-300 was left with significant damage after the back end failed to rise at Milan airport – leaving a thick cloud of smoke and falling debris behind it.

The passenger jet, scheduled to head off to Sao Paulo, Brazil, was forced to return to Italy due to the mangled tail as security ordered an immediate inspection.

It spent around 75 minutes looping around the Milan Malpensa Airport nine times, data from FlightRadar showed.