10/01/2005

Dishwasher prompts plane panic in Lufthansa aircraft

A Lufthansa aircraft made an emergency landing at Rome's Fiumicino airport 1st October 2005 after the cabin filled with smoke due to a faulty dish-warmer, airport agency Telenews said.

The incident happened when the plane, an Airbus A320 on its way from Tripoli in Libya to Frankfurt, was flying over central Italy.

The 66 passengers and seven crew members put on their oxygen masks but the plane landed without further problems. Telenews said the passengers were put on other Lufthansa flights to reach Frankfurt.

Source: Telenews