Etihad Abu Dhabi plane makes emergency landing in Adelaide

  • An Etihad flight from Abu Dhabi has made an emergency landing in Adelaide 
  • Smoke alarms went off, forcing the plane to land at about 4.50am Saturday
  • The flight was bound for Sydney before it made the emergency landing  

An Etihad flight from Abu Dhabi made an emergency landing in Adelaide after the cabin’s smoke detector went off. 

The EY450 flight was bound for Sydney before it made the emergency landing at about 4.50am Saturday.

More than 300 passengers were taken into the terminal after the smoke alarm went off.

 

An Etihad flight from Abu Dhabi made an emergency landing in Adelaide after the cabin filled with smoke

The flight was bound for Sydney but made emergency landing at about 4.50am Saturday

The flight was bound for Sydney but made emergency landing at about 4.50am Saturday

More than 300 people on board the flight who were escourted into the terminal (pictured)

More than 300 people on board the flight who were escourted into the terminal (pictured)

Metropolitan Fire Services were called after reports of a fire, however it is unknown where smoke was seen in the cabin.

‘A warning light went off within the cockpit … the aircraft will now be inspected by engineers and ground crew,’ an Etihad spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia.

The aircraft is currently undergoing safety checks at Adelaide Airport while passengers wait for further flight details.

Metropolitan Fire Services were called after reports of a fire, however it is unknown where smoke was seen in the cabin

Metropolitan Fire Services were called after reports of a fire, however it is unknown where smoke was seen in the cabin

The aircraft is currently undergoing safety checks in Adelaide (pictured) 

The aircraft is currently undergoing safety checks in Adelaide (pictured) 

 

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