Smoke on the plane: the machine to Frankfurt Airport has to turn back

Created: 05/16/2022, 14:23

By: Sebastian Richter

A plane from Graz to Frankfurt Airport smells of smoke.

Shortly thereafter, the plane turns back.

A passenger describes the situation on board.

Frankfurt – The sudden smell of smoke on the plane forced the pilot of a machine from Graz to Frankfurt Airport to turn back.

The crew of the Air Dolomiti machine stopped the climb and turned around, as reported by the Aviation Herald news portal.

The flight with an Embraer ERJ-195 took off at around 8.25 a.m. on Friday morning (May 13) from Graz Airport in Austria.

Almost an hour and a half later, the machine was originally supposed to land at Frankfurt Airport, as reported by fnp.de.

An Air Dolomiti Embraer ERJ-195 at Frankfurt Airport.

A flight with the same machine did not make it to the destination and had to return to Graz.

(Archive image) © Arnulf Hettrich/imago

Plane on the way to Frankfurt Airport has to turn back because of the smell of smoke

As a passenger told Aviation Herald, the smell of burning was noticeable before takeoff.

After starting the engines, there was a smell of kerosene for a short time, then the smell disappeared.

However, about 30 seconds after takeoff, the odor reappeared and became stronger.

In addition, it is said to have been “slightly foggy” in the cabin.

Then there was a noise that the passenger said sounded like a balloon being rapidly deflated.

A few minutes later, the crew announced that the flight was being canceled and the machine was returning to Graz.

The plane landed safely in Graz about 25 minutes after take-off.

All passengers who were unwell were examined by paramedics.

According to Flightradar24, the second attempt after Frankfurt went without any problems.

On another flight to Frankfurt Airport, a Lufthansa machine had to turn back because the toilets on board were causing problems.

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