BA flight lands in Spain after 'smoke fills cabin'

A BA flight from London to Valencia has landed at its destination in Spain after apparently suffering an onboard emergency. One passenger on the flight tweeted videos that appeared to show a smoke-filled cabin and claimed that a fire had broken out. The passenger, a Spanish sports journalist called Dani Meroño Bori, said he and others had been forced to leave the plane using the emergency slides. “PANIC!!! FEAR – have never been through anything like that before,” he tweeted. “What a miracle. The plane we were on from London to Valencia caught fire. We’ve just landed.” In a later tweet, he said: “We’re trying to get out but nothing’s working!!! We’re trapped but they’re going to open the door!!! We’ve landed in Manises aiport [in Valencia].” In two later tweets, written after he had managed to get off the plane, the journalist said a member of the flight crew had ordered passengers to jump down the emergency slides “like in the movies”. The journalist complained about a lack of information from staff and said some passengers had been left to reassure others. In a statement, British Airways said: “We can confirm that British Airways flight BA422 from Heathrow to Valencia has been involved in an incident today. “The aircraft, an A321, has landed and all customers and crew have disembarked. British Airways teams are assisting customers who are in the airport terminal.”<br/>