Evacuation from Ryanair. The tourists experienced moments of horror
This flight was not a smooth one for tourists traveling from Morocco to France. There was chaos on board the Irish carrier after one of the tourists’ phone exploded.
Thousands of passengers fly by plane every day. Almost everyone has a phone with them, and sometimes it doesn’t even end with just one. While we think that these devices pose no threat, it turns out that quite the opposite may be true. This was discovered by people flying Ryanair’s Boeing 737 MAX aircraft number FR6011 on February 24.
Ryanair phone explosion
As reported by the local station CNEWS, a dramatic situation occurred at the airport in Marseille-Provence, where passengers flying to the Moroccan Nador were supposed to take off. The crew and tourists experienced a lot of stress after an overheated and hot phone battery exploded on board. The incident was described as quite unusual because the phones usually seemed safe.
The owner of the faulty device noticed that smoke started coming out of it, and then it exploded. During this situation, the phone was supposed to be connected to a power bank for charging. It turned out that it had a lithium-ion battery, which has been causing a lot of controversy for a long time. After the explosion, there was a risk of fire on board, so Ryanair employees immediately took appropriate action. As the plane was still on the tarmac, evacuation was much easier than during the flight.
Evacuation of passengers from the plane
Passengers had to leave the plane using the so-called inflatable slides. gangways, but no one was hurt. The operation went smoothly and after some time the tourists could start their journey without any problems. Ryanair landed in Nador about 2 hours later than planned.
This situation proves that lithium-ion batteries, which power laptops, smartphones and tablets, pose a serious challenge to aviation safety. It seems that even appropriate controls and restrictions cannot guarantee 100%. certainty that there will be no sudden failure.
