Passenger 'deliberately starts fires' on flight from Birmingham to Egypt
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Version 0 of 1. The crew of a holiday jet was forced to tackle two small fires thought to have been started deliberately by a passenger, police have said. The West Midlands force launched an inquiry into the incidents on the Monarch Airlines service from Birmingham airport to Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt. It said no one was hurt as both blazes were contained and extinguished by staff on board the flight on 27 August. A police spokesman said: “Officers from the airport policing unit continue to investigate the circumstances around the incidents. No arrests have been made but our inquiries are still ongoing.” Monarch said local police were in attendance when flight ZB472, an Airbus A321 carrying 201 passengers and seven crew, touched down in Egypt. “UK authorities have been notified and are dealing with the matter. As the alleged incident is the subject of a police investigation, we are not in a position to comment further,” the airline said. |