Just hours ago, passengers on WizzAir flight W67876 were evacuated via emergency slides. This flight was supposed to bound for Paris Beauvais Airport, but had to abort takeoff at Debrecen Airport in Hungary.
It was believed that a fire arose from the Auxiliary Power Unit (APU). This may explain why passengers were seen evacuating only at the front of the aircraft. No one was injured in the incident.
At the point of writing, WizzAir did not release any media statement with regards to this incident to confirm the reported facts above.
Based on aeroinside records, WizzAir have 11 reported incidents in 2018 alone – some of which seem to be technical related problems.
Updates [09:36 GMT]:
According to the latest Hungarian media coverage, the airline has confirmed that there was no fire.
Following the incident, the airport fire department and maintenance personnel have thoroughly inspected the aircraft and confirmed that there was no fire. It was suspected that de-icing activities may have given a fake impression of fire smoke.
When the incident happened, airport fire brigades and police arrived at the scene within seconds and attempt to extinguish the “fire”. Police and airport staff were seen rushing the passengers away from the aircraft as well.
The video is so hurtful for the nation and for the airline too. He said ‘the airplane is exploding…
Dear Sam,
Now that the wording of the article has been redacted, my comment is not valid any longer, thank you for your consideration.
I read an unofficial update in Hungarian, that there was no fire, the mist of the de-icing fluid made the impression that there is smoke at the aft area, therefore the flight crew commenced with the evacuation procedure as a precaution.
thank you for sending us latest info. We are happy to correct this report.
I have flown 108 times with Wizzair and had never ever a problem. They have brand new aircrafts and the crew are very polite.
Dear Author,
In my view the sole purpose of this “article” is to generate page views by insinuation and speculation , nothing else, and this is not the only article like this, on your site.
Many of those 2019 “incidents” mentioned are bird strikes / lightning strikes which have nothing to do with how an airlines manages it business / maintenance.
From the Sam Chui “brand” I’d expect a more factual and professional approach.
Best regards,
Istvan
I disagree with you Istvan, certainly this is an unusual situation and we try to cover as much incidents as possible. We do not relate incidents to the management of airline like you have wrongly mentioned. Our reports are completely based on factual report.