Yesterday (April 6th 2008) Easyjet (Luton, UK based low cost airlines) Flight EZY 2002 (Boeing 737) flying from Athens, Greece to Luton, UK made an emergency landing at the Athens Airport. Passengers claimed big clanging noise with flames from the jet engines. The pilot circles around the airport to burn fuel before landing. The flight landed 40 minutes after take off.
The passengers were given the options of –
- Transfer to the next London Gatwick flight (40 minutes later)
- Next Luton flight (next day – Update – As George mentioned in the comment, the next day flight was 90 minutes delayed as well)
(Dated picture of Easyjet’s Boeing 737-700)
As reported the flight was already delayed by 90 minutes due to Snow in UK!
To add insult to injury, not only was the original plane late by 90 minutes, but the plane we eventually flew home on the next day was also 90 minutes late.
We were told it was due to poor weather in Luton even though there was bright sunshine, clear visibility and temperatures of around 9 degrees when the plane left Luton.
Easyjet really know how to show their passengers a good time…
Actually I was on the flight home and they were originally supposed to fly out the same time we were supposed to. I was on the Gatwick flight home and the guy I was sitting next to me said the flight had been delayed over 4 hours. Think about how bad the weather must have been. I arrived back at gatwick and there wasn’t even a sign of snow on the ground.