On July 21, a plane of a Spanish airline was about to take off when it suddenly caught fire. Upon receiving information, the captain and crew escaped first, despite the panic of hundreds of people. passenger.
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The British newspaper The Sun recently reported on this incident. The plane that happened was a low-cost airline Vueling (Spain), bearing number VY8754 was preparing to take off from Barcelona airport (Spain) to Birmingham, UK when the plane exploded. and caught fire, causing panic among passengers on the flight. They were even more panicked and surprised when the flight attendants informed the captain of the incident, they escaped first, ignoring the worried passengers.
It is known that when the plane was about to take off, there was a loud bang from the tail of the plane and then smoke began to cover the entire cabin, making the passengers extremely scared. One British passenger recalled the terrifying moment and said: “All the lights were off and the emergency door lights were on, the situation was dire.” He said the flight attendants were also panicking, running around and asking passengers to fasten their seat belts and then telling them to take them off. This passenger saw that the flight attendant had entered the cockpit to notify the captain of the incident and all passengers were expecting the crew to solve the problem and keep everyone safe. But the next scene that haunted him even more when he saw the smoke was the image when the flight attendant opened the door, the captain and some of the crew rushed out of the plane despite everyone’s fear. Only a few flight attendants were left on the plane, shouting that everyone was trying to get off the plane. He said he could not believe his eyes when he saw that action of the captain and crew.
After that, many fire engines and ambulances were also at the scene to help the crew escape. Passengers were taken to the resting area and the police were also here in large numbers. Another aircraft has been replaced for the last flight, the flight operator is also another captain. After more than 3 hours, they took another flight to the UK. The new captain also apologized for the incident but did not give details of the incident.
This incident reminds many people of the disastrous sinking of the Costa Concordia in early 2012. This is a luxury cruise ship with 17 floors while on its way around the Mediterranean, it collided with a rock on the bottom. the sea caused part of the ship to sink. At that time, the captain also got into the lifeboat and fled before leaving more than 300 passengers. Rescue teams then took up to six hours to bring passengers to shore by motorboat and helicopter. However, 32 people still died, including passengers and crew. Captain Francesco Schettino was later sentenced to 16 years in prison and is still serving his sentence in Italy. As for the plane fire and the actions of the captain of the Vueling airline, it is still in the process of investigating to clarify the cause of the incident to proceed with handling.