According to Latam, all 169 travelers were safely removed and the situation was quickly brought under control.
Passengers on a Latam flight had to be hurriedly removed from the plane after the baggage conveyor connected to the aircraft caught fire at Guarulhos International Airport on Thursday night (4). All 169 travelers were evacuated safely, no one was injured and the situation was quickly brought under control, the airline said.
Images from the moment of the incident show people on the road while Fire Department teams work on the incident. Passengers were removed from the aircraft via the boarding bridge and the slide. The aircraft, an Airbus A320, would fly between and .
In a statement, Latam reported that there was a “start of fire in ground equipment belonging to a third-party company, responsible for loading cargo for the flight”. According to the company, “the smoke generated by the equipment triggered safety protocols”. Everyone was removed from the aircraft “with the help of employees trained for this type of situation”.
A group of 159 passengers was reaccommodated on a flight that disembarked at 2:54 am this Friday (5), at Porto Alegre airport. Another 10 will travel on other airline flights or by land.
See note from Latam:
“LATAM Airlines Brasil informs that, during the boarding of passengers on flight LA3418 (São Paulo/Guarulhos-Porto Alegre), a fire broke out in ground equipment belonging to a third-party company, responsible for loading cargo on the flight.
The smoke generated by the equipment triggered safety protocols. Passengers were removed from the aircraft via the boarding bridge (finger) and the escape slide, all with the help of employees trained for this type of situation.
There were no injuries and the situation was quickly brought under control.
LATAM is offering all necessary assistance to impacted customers, who will be reaccommodated on other flights.
The company also reinforces that safety is at the center of all its decisions and operations.”
*With information from Estadão Conteúdo
Published by Nícolas Robert
