Polish Airplane Carrying 259 People Forced To Make Emergency Landing

A Boeing 787 Dreamliner operated by LOT Polish Airlines was forced to make an emergency landing at Glasgow Airport on Friday morning after an onboard fire alert system was activated. The plane was en route to Warsaw from Chicago when the flight crew received a warning from the fire-fighting system in the luggage hold, said LOT spokeswoman Barbara Pijanowska-Kuras. It is not known what triggered the warning system and there were no reports of fire or smoke within the Dreamliner, a model that has been grounded in the past over safety fears.

The plane was carrying 247 passengers and 12 crew when the flight crew declared the emergency over the Atlantic Ocean. Glasgow Airport spokesman Brian McClean told MailOnline the landing was made at the request of the captain and the airport declared a full emergency as a precautionary measure. Witness Andrew Workman snapped photos as flight LO004 landed safely shortly before 11:30am.
The Dreamliner was met on arrival by emergency services and was allowed to taxi to the main terminal building after an inspection by fire-fighters did not find any flames or smoke. No injuries were reported.

Glasgow Airport remained open and operational throughout the ordeal and all passengers were kept on the aircraft while technicians inspected the plane. Ms Pijanowska-Kuras said: ‘They assessed the aircraft and deemed it safe.’

All passengers disembarked as normal and arrangements were made for alternative transportation to Warsaw.

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