Wizz Air flight from Poland to London forced to make emergency landing in Amsterdam after ‘smoke fills cockpit'
FLIGHT SCARE Wizz Air flight from Poland to London forced to make emergency landing in Amsterdam after 'smoke fills cockpit'
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A WIZZ Air flight from Poland to London was forced to make an emergency landing after the cockpit filled with smoke, reports say.
The flight touched down in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, after the crew issued a Mayday call for urgent assistance.
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A Wizz Air flight from Poland to London was forced to make an emergency landing in the Netherlands
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The Airbus A321 taxied to the gate, where all passengers were evacuated.
Emergency crews on the ground declared a major incident, according to BNO news.
A fleet fire trucks, ambulances and a medical helicopter descended on the plane after it stopped.
Crews rushed on board in to investigate the cause of the smoke.
The landing reportedly ran smoothly and there were no reports of casualties.
It was not immediately clear what caused the outpouring of smoke.
The London Luton-bound flight had departed from Poznań, and was forced to land at Schiphol Airport.
An emergency was declared onboard at around 11:30am BST on Sunday.
A spokesperson for the airline told BNO News: 'As a recovery plan, Wizz Air has immediately sent an aircraft from London Luton Airport to bring the affected passengers to London Luton as soon as possible."
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