Spirit in-flight smoke forces emergency landing

One of the planes of the American airline Spirit landed in an emergency at the Fort Lauderdale Airport when its flight NK1921, which was on the route between Orlando and the El Dorado Airport in Bogotá, had to declare an emergency due to the smoke that appeared in the cabin.

The Airbus A320neo was flying over the Caribbean Sea at 35,000 feet at the time of the incident. The plane descended to 34,000 feet before doing a 180-degree turn to return to Florida 80 minutes after an emergency was declared.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported that the cabin crew classified the cabin smoke as a minor incident, however, four crew members suffered minor injuries.

The Airbus A320neo aircraft is 3 and a half years old and was delivered to Spirit in November 2019. The plane is in Fort Lauderdale where it is being checked to determine what happened and to be repaired, as collected by Simple Flying.

as reported REPORTUR.usIn June, a United Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Hawaii had to return 45 minutes after takeoff due to smoke in the cabin. (United scare: smoke alarm on flight with more than 300 passengers.)

The City of Los Angeles Fire Department met the flight on the apron to assist. The plane was able to enter normally and there have been no reports of injuries among the 360 ​​passengers and ten crew members.