Terrified passengers on an Aer Lingus jet had a lucky escape after their plane almost ran out of fuel.The flight, from Lanzarote to Dublin, was forced to make an unscheduled landing at Shannon airport, near Limerick in the middle of the night on Wednesday (July 20).
Some passengers have now shared their terrifying experiences, including the moment they were warned what to do if an evacuation was needed as they approached the unexpected landing.READ MORE: Horror moment escaped monkey savages Ukraine war refugee, 2, causing 'severe wounds'Speaking to the Sun, one said: “It was very scary.
Most thought the plane had a serious issue at that stage as wasn’t clear what was going on.”Another said: “Don’t forget the announcement on approach to Shannon about what to do if an evacuation is needed."The plane was very low on fuel.”A third passenger added: “More utter chaos from Aer Lingus.
Flight delayed, takes off 2hrs late, gets as far as Bray, but there’s no runway (at Dublin) big enough free to take the plane."They don’t have enough fuel to circle so have to divert to Shannon….all at 2am."They have to wait to refuel and take off for Dublin again and hope the runway is free this time."It was still an unwelcome worry for those involved and for family waiting, unaware of what was going on.”The Irish Sun revealed that the flight had in fact been run by a third-party organisation that was also behind the controversial removal flights of refugees from the UK to Rwanda.
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