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Plane diverts after smoke alert | Plane diverts after smoke alert |
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A flight from Manchester to the George Best Belfast City Airport has made an emergency landing on the Isle of Man. | |
Eighty-nine passengers were on board the Flybe aircraft. | Eighty-nine passengers were on board the Flybe aircraft. |
A company spokeswoman said crew reported that they could smell smoke in the cockpit. | |
"The aircraft, an Embraer 195, made an emergency descent into the Isle of Man Airport as a precautionary measure, landing at 1317 BST," she said. | "The aircraft, an Embraer 195, made an emergency descent into the Isle of Man Airport as a precautionary measure, landing at 1317 BST," she said. |
"Upon landing, all passengers were disembarked as quickly as possible. | |
"On current information, four passengers incurred minor injuries during disembarkation." | |
The spokeswoman added that the "likely cause of the incident seems to be a failure of the air conditioning and circulation system". | |
The air carrier said it was arranging for passengers to complete their journey to Belfast as soon as possible. |
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