A Ryanair flight had to cancel its take-off due to a technical fault. Flight FR9378, bound for Seville, was moments from departure when it abruptly stopped on the runway, a passenger said.
The incident at Birmingham Airport occurred just before 1pm on Thursday (Nov 7), and the plane returned to the gate. Travellers were transferred to another Ryanair service, which took off shortly before 3.45pm.
Leicester resident David Fern recounted the experience: "It came to a stop. I saw the wing flaps retract, then the engines went quiet."
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He added: "The only thing they have told us is that a light came on in the cockpit, no other explanation. I knew something was wrong the way it came to a sudden stop and the engine noise cut out."
Fern also mentioned: "There was some delay and very little information provided. I just thought 'do I need to run'? " He continued, "I didn't panic, I just thought maybe I need to get out. I didn't see any smoke so thought it must be OK."
According to Mr Fern, passengers waited for updates before being informed they were "moving to another plane."
Ryanair released a statement regarding the incident: "This flight from Birmingham to Seville (7 Nov) did not take-off as planned due to a minor technical issue with the aircraft. To minimize disruption to passengers, Ryanair arranged an alternative aircraft which has since departed for Seville at 15:43 local time."
Meanwhile, Birmingham Airport stated that the matter was for Ryanair to address, reports Birmingham Live.
