Emergency Landing After Fire On Gatwick Bound Flight

A Thomsonfly holiday flight from Pula, Croatia to Gatwick Airport was forced to make an emergency landing following an on-board fire.

The Boeing 737-800 had reached 3000ft after take off when staff became aware of black smoke filling the cabin.

The captain returned the plane to Pula in an emergency landing, where the plane was greeted by a fleet of fire engines.

The pilot was praised for his quick reactions, and although passengers were shaken, nobody was injured.