Edinburgh easyJet flight makes emergency landing due to technical issues
An Edinburgh-bound easyJet flight was forced to make an emergency landing at a Bulgarian airport after technical difficulties, with passengers reporting a 'disgusting smell'.
At around 9.55pm UK time last night, easyJet flight EZY3282 from Dalaman, Turkey, to the Scottish capital took off and was due to arrive at around 12.45am on Wednesday morning.
However, the aircraft was forced to make a U-turn over Serbia and land in Sofia, Bulgaria, roughly two hours into the journey following a reported technical issue.
EasyJet confirmed that the plane is due to complete the remainder of the journey later today.
Karen was a passenger on the flight after having been on a week-long holiday with her 71-year-old mother and 10-year-old niece in Turkey.
The 42-year-old from Drumchapel in Glasgow claimed that the plane was diverted due to a "disgusting" smell.
She said: "Two hours into our flight, everybody started smelling this horrible smell. It smelled of a dirty nappy. It was disgusting.
"It clearly went all the way through to the cockpit because the pilot got on the tannoy and spoke to the whole plane.
"He told us that he had never smelled anything like this in all his years as a pilot and we would have to divert to Bulgaria so it could be investigated."
EasyJet have claimed that they passengers, who required it, were provided accommodation and meals.
A spokesperson from the company said: 'Flight EZY3282 from Dalaman to Edinburgh diverted to Sofia due to a technical issue and as a precaution.
'The aircraft landed safely in Sofia and we did all we could to minimise the impact of the disruption, providing hotel accommodation and meals for those who required them.
'The safety of our customers and crew is easyJet's highest priority we would like to apologise to customers for the inconvenience caused.'
EasyJet were asked if the technical issue were plumbing issues, but no guidance was provided.
Earlier this month, in a separate incident, we reported that a man had been arrested and charged after a "disturbance" on board an eastJet flight to Glasgow.
Police were alerted to the mid-air incident on a flight from London Stansted to Glasgow Airport at 8.35pm on Thursday, July 10. Cops were called to the airport after the airline raised concerns over a disruptive passenger onboard.
Moments after the flight touched down in Scotland, cops boarded the aircraft and arrested and charged a 34-year-old man in connection. He appeared at Paisley Sheriff Court the following day.
In court, he was named as Craig Brolley, from Glasgow. He was charged with three counts of assault, one count of assault to injury and behaving in a threatening and abusive manner.
Brolley was also charged with endangering the safety of an aircraft, acting in a disruptive behaviour and being drunk on an aircraft. He made no plea and the case was committed for further examination.
Brolley was granted bail with his next appearance in court to be confirmed.
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