On Tuesday afternoon, an aircraft belonging to the charter airline TUI had to make an emergency landing at Brussels Airport in Zaventem (Flemish Brabant). The plan had flown to Zaventem from Heraklion in Greece. Just before landing the pilots became aware of a possible fire in the cargo hold. This made an emergency landing necessary.
Shortly before the TUI aircraft was due to land at Brussels Airport, those in the cockpit became aware of a possible fire in the plane’s hold. The pilots sent an emergency message to airport and preparations were made for an emergency landing. According to both TUI and the airport this is standard procedure when such incident occur.
During the emergency landing, passengers were evacuated from the plan via emergency slides. As some passengers that this caused some panic. Nevertheless, everything went according to plan.
The airport’s fire service was also informed about the possible fire and was on hand when the plane landed. However, no signs of any fire were found. An airport spokesperson told journalists that afey procedures were followed to the letter.