BA Emergency Evacuation at KPHX

[AZBigDog]

British Airways 747 bound to London Heathrow has evacuated its pax onto the Phoenix ramp. Can anyone dig up some info? Reports of smoke in the cabin have been heard. I don't have a website to quote as I'm reporting as an onlooker.

 

[AZBigDog]

Okay here's something:

http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/news/local/phoenix/plane_emergency_evacuation_07_10_2009

 

[derg]

Emergency Evacuation of
Plane at Sky Harbor
Updated: Friday, 10 Jul 2009, 10:01 PM MDT
Published : Friday, 10 Jul 2009, 9:44 PM MDT

Julie Rose
PHOENIX - 400 people onboard a British Airways plane about to depart from Sky Harbor Airport Friday night were evacuated after smoke started billowing into the cabin.

When the 747 was pushing back from the gate around 8:10 p.m., smoke began filling the cabin.

Passengers were evacuated onto the tarmac via the inflatable doorway slides.

No injuries were reported, and all the passengers were taken to a terminal.

The fire department is at the scene and trying to determine the source of the smoke.

 

[skidz]

better on the ground than in the air

 

[Illan]

yup