Cabin of Vueling flight VY2118 from Malaga to Barcelona was filled with smoke.
Passengers told media that the cabin started to fill with smoke 20 minutes before landing – causing widespread panic on board.
Rampa delantera inutilizada en la evacuación del avión de @vueling en el Prat.
Si se solicita prioridad, y no se declara emergencia, pasan estas cosas: no había personal para ayudar a mantener la estabilidad de la rampa delantera y todo el pasaje es obligado a utilizar la trasera pic.twitter.com/5QhkWQ1drd— Turama (@turama_es) September 15, 2019
The plane’s inflatable slides were temporarily rendered unusable by strong winds which blew them off the ground.
Passengers were forced to hold down the inflatable slides so that others could escape. Authorities are still trying to determine what caused the incident.