Stranded easyJet passengers vomit as plane gets 'hotter than sauna' in heatwave

08 September 2023 , 13:23

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Passengers waiting to re-board the plane at Birmingham (Image: Birmingham Live WS)

An EasyJet flight from Birmingham saw passengers stranded in sweltering conditions as the plane's air conditioning failed during the heatwave.

Some on board reportedly felt sick and others struggled in the "unbearable" conditions, with at least one vomiting. Photographs captured the scene as travellers, originally booked on the 6.10pm flight to Edinburgh on Thursday, September 7, stood beside the aircraft. Passenger Gavin Curran said the flight, which boarded nearly an hour late at 7.17pm, was further delayed due to the air conditioning issue, leading to all passengers being evacuated just after 8pm.

In a tweet expressing his frustration, Mr Curran said: "Total joke. Hotter than a sauna. Very poor. Guy next to me had to run off to be sick." The passengers who had been on the hot plane were then asked to wait on the tarmac next to the plane, before they were permitted to re-board just before 9pm.

Another passenger, Maninder Singh Kalkat, also tweeted: "Stranded on the tarmac of Birmingham Airport. EasyJet flight which was scheduled to depart at 18:10 for Edinburgh. Delayed. Passengers disembarked two hours later as aircon faulty."

A spokesperson for easyJet said: “We can confirm that flight EZY336 from Birmingham to Edinburgh yesterday evening was unfortunately delayed departing due to ATC restrictions. Due to a technical issue which meant the air conditioning wasn’t operational while the aircraft engines weren’t running, passengers were disembarked to ensure they were as comfortable as possible due to the warm weather. Once the aircraft was permitted to depart, passengers reboarded and the flight operated as normal to Edinburgh.

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“The safety and wellbeing of our customers and crew is easyJet's highest priority and easyJet operates its fleet of aircraft in strict compliance with all manufacturers’ guidelines. Whilst the delay was outside of our control we would like to apologise to customers for their experience and the inconvenience caused.”

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