Emergency services greet Flybe plane at Dublin Airport amid smell of fumes in cockpit
The plane from Cardiff, which had 75 on board, has landed safely but the initial scene sparked concern among eyewitness
A FLYBE plane has been greeted by emergency service workers at Dublin Airport after crew staff smelt fumes in the cockpit.
The plane from Cardiff, which had 75 on board, has landed safely but the initial scene sparked concern among eyewitness.
One eyewitness tweeted: "Incident command unit, police on the runway at Dublin. Beside plane that just arrived from Cardiff.
"What's going on?"
Dublin Airport tweeted: "Airport Police responding to an aircraft in difficulty which subsequently landed safely."
Flybe said in a statement: "Flybe confirms that the captain of the above flight took the necessary precautionary action after the crew detected a smell of fumes.
"The aircraft landed safely as normal in Dublin.
"All 75 passengers disembarked without further incident when the aircraft arrived on stand with no reports of any adverse passenger reaction.
"As is normal in such circumstances the airport placed its emergency vehicles on standby.
"The safety of its passengers and crew is the airline’s number one priority and Flybe apologises for any inconvenience experienced."
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