The emergency services were called to the airport around 16.30 due to smoke development on an aircraft. Millie Ekman, alarm and line operator at the rescue service, reported that they were investigating the situation at around 16.50. The BRA flight from Gothenburg to Lyon had to turn around and land at Landvetter due to an alarm about a triggered fire extinguisher. Although there was no fire, safety was a priority. The reason behind the triggering of the fire extinguisher is unknown. The landing happened successfully and all passengers were able to disembark. The police and ambulance were also present. To learn more about how GP works with quality journalism, read their ethical rules.
It was around 16.30 that the emergency services were called to the airport. According to the first information, the alarm concerned a smoke development on an aircraft.
– We are on site and investigating, says Millie Ekman, alarm and line operator at the rescue service, at around 16.50.
It was a BRA flight on its way from Gothenburg to Lyon that was forced to turn around and land at Landvetter again.
According to Sara Dahlqvist at BRA’s communications department, the alarm was about a fire extinguisher.
– It was a fire extinguisher that had been triggered. There was no fire, but we always put safety first, says Dahlqvist.
Do you know why the fire extinguisher went off?
– No, I have no information about that.
The landing must have gone well and all passengers were allowed to disembark. The police and ambulance were also called to the scene.
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