
Blue Island Airways plane had to be diverted from London City Airport to Southend Airport in Essex this morning after an engine fire.
The plane had been travelling from Jersey.
The fire was put out by the plane’s automatic systems before it landed safely around 8.30am.
Essex Fire and Rescue said there were no injuries to the 28 passengers and three crew on board.
Divisional officer Neil Fenwick, who attended the incident, said: “This had the potential to be an extremely serious incident but everything which should happen in a situation like this did and the plane was able to land safely.”
Courtesy of Sky News
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