On 1 March, a Laudamotion Airbus A320 (OE-LOA) and operating flight OE327 from London Stansted to Vienna aborted its take-off roll after en engine failure. Passengers could witness a loud bang. An emergency evacuation was immediately initiated. The aircraft, however, blocked Standsted’s runway hence other aircraft where forced to hold or divert to nearby airports.
During the evacuation, eight passengers got injured. On the incident, Laudomotion said: “The crew of OE flight from Stansted to Vienna decided to abort the take off due to engine issues and to disembark the passengers on the runway as a precautionary measure. Passengers were transferred to the terminal by bus and will be reaccommodated onto a replacement flight.”
Around 22:40 (UTC) the aircraft was removed from the runway and air traffic resumed at the London airport. “Our runway has now re-opened and is fully operational. We are extremely sorry for the disruption caused by the incident, but our first priority is always the safety of passengers and staff,” the airport tweeted.
The British Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) is sending a team to Stansted Airport to investigate the aircraft incident.
Welp, I can cross “emergency plane evacuation” off my bucket list. In case anyone was wondering, those slides are fast!! #laudamotion #Ryanair #Stansted pic.twitter.com/B8sgwBPs4R
— Patrick Gorman (@P_Gorman) March 1, 2019
Emergency evacuation on the runway of LaudaMotion #OE327 in London. Flight was departing for Vienna when pilots aborted takeoff. Engine issue reported. Passengers report hearing a loud bang and sudden stop. London Stansted airport closed. Inbound flights diverting. pic.twitter.com/go5fBj17Zn
— Tom Podolec Aviation (@TomPodolec) March 1, 2019
Stansted Airport closed due to Laudamotion A320 evacuation on the runway ??
All inbound arrivals diverting pic.twitter.com/uO1yAnmbhm— @Jonathan W ? (@flyhellas) March 1, 2019
Runway clear.
Operations at Stansted have now resumed.
Eurowings Airbus A319 first to depart.
First of the aircraft waiting to land at Stansted will arrive in 5 minutes #StanstedAirport ??? pic.twitter.com/5V72ET6tnK— @Jonathan W ? (@flyhellas) March 1, 2019
VIDEO LaudaMotion #OE327 to Vienna emergency evacuation via slides after the Airbus A320 aborted takeoff at London Stansted. Passenger @bartatoni reports “big bang and flames on engine.” Some injuries have been reported. Aircraft has been removed and runway should open soon. pic.twitter.com/zKu7LqH32X
— Tom Podolec Aviation (@TomPodolec) March 1, 2019
