01/08/2003

Passenger injured during plane evacuation

A passenger was slightly injured after a plane was evacuated shortly before take-off at Belfast City Airport on Friday morning.

The alert begin shortly before 9am on Friday morning when the pilot noticed smoke in the aircraft.

Fifty-four passengers where immediately evacuated from the Manchester bound British Airways aircraft by means of the plane's emergency chutes.

Several airport tenders and 10 fire engines were called as a precautionary measure.

Passengers were eventually moved to a number of other outgoing flights and will travel throughout the day.

An investigation has been launched to determine the cause of the incident.

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