Flybe jet evacuated on runway after cabin fills with ‘smoke’ during take-off at Exeter Airport
A passenger said people on the flight were told “evacuate, evacuate” and had to get out as quickly as possible.
A Flybe aircraft has been evacuated after the plane’s cabin filled with “smoke” just moments before take-off at Exeter Airport.
The flight, which was bound for Alicante in Spain, was accelerating along the runway when its lift-off was swiftly aborted.
The 100 passengers and five crew were forced to leave the plane using inflatable slides.
Everyone evacuated safely but one passenger suffered a broken ankle, said the airline.
Andy Feaver, 51, who was on the flight with his wife, said: “As soon as I got on I smelled burning. As we were going along the runway to get ready to take off it stank of fuel.
“As they put the accelerator down to go, it filled up with smoke in the cabin.
“The pilot said ‘evacuate, evacuate’ and we all got out as quickly as we could.
“It was pretty scary. I’m not sure what caused it.”