PASSENGERS have told of fumes in the cabin of an Emirates Airbus that returned to Perth for an emergency landing nearly three hours after it took off.
Perth Airport was on high alert this morning when the Air Emirates plane made an emergency landing with reports of smoke or a burning smell in the cabin.
Passengers said this afternoon there had been a strong smell of fumes in the cabin of the plane.
WA businessman Michael Chaney, who was on board, said there was 'a bit of smoke in the cabin' before the pilot announced the plane was returning to Perth.
Read more accounts here from passengers on the plane.
The flight, EK425, left Perth International Airport bound for Dubai at 6.01am but turned back after 90 minutes with the pilot apparently reporting smoke in the plane.
The pilot told air traffic control at 7.50am that there was a technical issue with the Airbus A340.
The plane was met by emergency personnel after it made a textbook emergency landing about 8.45am. It was parked away from the terminal, which is standard procedure.
http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,24505324-2761,00.html
Fonte: Flight Safety Information 17/10/2008.
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