Boston-bound Delta flight makes emergency landing in Portugal due to smoke in cabin一架飞往波士顿的达美航空航班因机舱内出现烟雾而在葡萄牙紧急降落。
A Delta flight from Barcelona to Boston made an emergency landing on Sunday afternoon in Porto, Portugal, the airline operator said.
A Delta flight from Barcelona to Boston made an emergency landing on Sunday afternoon in Porto, Portugal, the airline operator said.
Flight DL251 was diverted to Porto following a reported mechanical issue and landed there safely, the company said. Flight data from tracking service Flightradar24 suggested the plane left Barcelona at 3:15 p.m. (1315 GMT) and landed in Porto at 5:45 p.m. (1645 GMT).
Eight passengers who had been onboard the Airbus A330 plane were treated on the tarmac at Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport in Porto while three others were taken to hospital for treatment, a spokesperson for Portugal’s emergency and civil protection authority told Reuters by phone.
The forced landing was due to smoke in the cabin, the Portuguese spokesperson added.
达美航空表示，一架从巴塞罗那飞往波士顿的达美航班于周日下午在葡萄牙波尔图紧急降落。
据该公司称，DL251航班因报告的机械故障而改道飞往波尔图，并安全降落。航班追踪服务Flightradar24的数据显示，该飞机于下午3点15分（格林尼治标准时间13:15）从巴塞罗那起飞，并于下午5点45分（格林尼治标准时间16:45）降落在波尔图。
葡萄牙紧急和民防部门发言人通过电话告诉路透社，空客A330飞机上的8名乘客在波尔图弗朗西斯科·萨·卡内罗机场的停机坪上接受了治疗，另有3名乘客被送往医院接受治疗。
葡萄牙发言人补充说，迫降是由于机舱内冒烟造成的。