Transavia flight from Eindhoven makes emergency landing at Gran Canaria airport after suspected fire in hold

Transavia flight HV6365 from Eindhoven to Gran Canaria, operated by Boeing 737-800 registered PH-HXL, declared an emergency after the crew reported a possible fire in the aircraft’s hold. The plane landed safely on runway 03L at Gran Canaria airport, and the emergency was resolved without major consequences.

The landing of the aircraft, followed by an emergency evacuation of the aircraft through the slides was supervised by airport firefighters, and the control tower authorised the approach for other traffic once the situation was deemed under control.

Controllers confirmed that everything was okay, indicating the successful resolution of the emergency.

En #GranCanaria, la tripulación del vuelo procedente de Eindhoven nos indica que tiene una indicación de posible fuego en bodega y declaran emergencia. Les apartamos el tráfico por delante y les recortamos la aproximación. Aterrizan en 03L y se mantienen en pista supervisados por… pic.twitter.com/scE7oEedZ1

— ?Controladores Aéreos ?? (@controladores) January 20, 2024

Transavia 737-800 evacuated at Gran Canaria Airport after the crew received a fire warning in the cargo hold. Flight HV6365 had just arrived from Eindhoven when the incident occurred.

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