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| Jet2 plane makes emergency landing at East Midlands Airport | Jet2 plane makes emergency landing at East Midlands Airport |
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| A plane was forced to make an emergency landing at East Midlands Airport after an electrical fault led to smoke filling the cabin. | |
| Some passengers climbed out on to the wing of the Jet2 plane after it landed at about 21:10 BST on Wednesday, witnesses said. | Some passengers climbed out on to the wing of the Jet2 plane after it landed at about 21:10 BST on Wednesday, witnesses said. |
| Malcolm Yates, from Lincolnshire, said there was a "strong electrical burning smell" in the cabin. | |
| Jet2 said it was a "minor electrical problem". | |
| 'We are in trouble' | |
| Mr Yates said the intercom failed and there was no communication between cabin staff and passengers. | |
| "When we did come into land, it was quite erratic," he said. | |
| "We soon saw the fire engines lined up. The lights were all out. Then the doors didn't open. People started to panic. | |
| "You could smell the burning, a strong electrical burning smell. That's when people started to panic, screaming 'get the kids off!'" | |
| He said some passengers left the plane by yellow chutes. | |
| A woman claimed her son managed to break a door and get out on to the wing of the plane. | |
| Diane, who did not give her surname, told BBC Radio WM: "There were lots of fire engines and ambulances on the tarmac waiting for it to land. | |
| "Greg [son] said to Julie [his partner] 'we are in trouble' and he said the smell of fire was just dreadful. | |
| "It was chaos, everyone was running and screaming." | |
| A Jet2 spokesperson said: "Following a safe arrival last night at East Midlands Airport, flight LS644 from Ibiza had to be evacuated once on stand as a precautionary safety measure, due to a minor electrical problem which led to some smoke in the cabin. | |
| "All passengers were looked after by our airport team. A full investigation is now under way." | |
| An airport spokesman said full safety procedures were followed. | An airport spokesman said full safety procedures were followed. |
| Leicestershire Police confirmed that there was an aircraft emergency and that no one was injured. |