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Thomas Cook: Smoking Oven Causes Unanticipated Diversion to London


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Contact photographer Charles Cunliffe

What: Thomas Cook Boeing 767-300 en route from Manchester to Dalaman Turkey
Where: West of Amsterdam
When: Aug 15 2010 8.40 am
Who: 320 passengers
Why: While en route over the ocean near Amsterdam, the cabin filled with smoke. The crew diverted to London where they made a safe landing. The source of the smoke was determined to be packaging in an oven. Although the smoke had dispersed, the West Sussex Fire and Rescue Emergency Services were on hand.

The plane was routed to Manchester for a crew change before the flight could be resumed.

George’s Point of View

Hopefully they change out that oven along with the crew.

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