Emergency landing as the plane is about to run out of fuel

Chile…not the entire plane runs on fumes! What was supposed to be a routine Ryanair The flight from Italy to Scotland turned into an atmospheric thriller. This had passengers holding their armrests and praying for a safe landing. Let’s just say…that was it no Your average turbulence, honey, it was the plane Not okay.

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From Italy to panic at 30,000 feet

On 3 October, Ryanair flight FR3418, operated by Air Malta, reportedly departed from Pisa, Italy, bound for Glasgow Prestwick Airport in Scotland. But it was not supposed to be a peaceful trip It turned into a chaotic ordeal When the plane had to Declaring a state of emergency in the air. The trip until used Shout code 7700 – A distress signal that basically screams, “Houston…we have a problem“.Apparently, this problem was most likely a Fuel emergency.

Storms hit, landings failed, and passengers began to pray

And it gets worse, the Boeing 737 has tried not once, not twice, but Three separate times To land. High winds from Storm Amy made it impossible to do so Land safely At Prestwick or Edinburgh airports. One passenger is still shaken He told the Daily Mail“,”The three failed landings were like something you’d see in a disaster movie… I remember thinking: “Is this what happened?”Another described the people on board the prayerWith children crying as the plane tried to find a safe landing area.

After about two hours of turning and redirecting, the flight took off finally Landed at Manchester Airport. But, not before he dangerously runs out of fuel. according to Aviation HeraldThe plane landed with only 220 kilograms of fuel in its tanks, enough to fly for five to six minutes. For context: Airlines are Legally required For pregnancy at least 30 minutes of reserve fuel. Alexandre Marchi, another shaky flyer, Share this with passengers king No idea How bad things were until they saw the news coverage after the landing. “There was a lot of relief. People wanted to get off and were definitely not ready to fly anytime soon, but there was no panic.“

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An investigation has been launched after a Ryanair flight came within six minutes of “running out of fuel” in the air. The flight was heading to Prestwick Airport in Glasgow from Pisa in Italy on October 3 when it issued a “fuel mayday” and made an emergency landing in Manchester. It came as Storm Amy brought winds of up to 100 mph, sparking transportation chaos across the country. #flight #flightradar #stormamy #storm #airplane

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Officials intervene after fuel scare

Now, after all the madness in the air, Ryanair is speaking out. Airline company Issue a statement She added that the authorities have been informed of the incident and are now under investigation.

The airline said: “Ryanair reported this matter to the relevant authorities on Friday (October 3). As this is now the subject of an ongoing investigation, with which we are cooperating fully, we are unable to comment.”

In addition, the UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has since launched a full investigation. They also confirmed that “Collect evidence“Exactly what was revealed. The… The organization told the Herald:

“The AAIB has commenced an investigation into a serious incident involving an aircraft diverted from Prestwick to Manchester Airport on Friday 3 October. AAIB inspectors have commenced investigations and collected evidence.”