Engine blows on aircraft in Dublin

Full emergency services were called out at Dublin Airport yesterday when an engine blew out in an aircraft as it taxied for take…

Full emergency services were called out at Dublin Airport yesterday when an engine blew out in an aircraft as it taxied for take-off.

None of the 200 passengers on board was injured in the incident.

The Airbus A320, chartered by the UK-based Air 2000 company, was on route from Dublin to Reus, the secondary airport of Barcelona in Spain.

As flight ANN 931 began rolling for take-off in the early afternoon, the engine blew out. The pilot aborted take-off and returned to the terminal where the passengers disembarked.

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They were taken to a nearby hotel to wait for a new aircraft. Later they were taken back to the airport to continue their journey.