A Virgin Australia passenger plane experienced a dramatic landing at Brisbane Airport overnight when a fire ignited in its brake system.
The incident involved Flight VA 454, which had just arrived from Darwin with 178 passengers onboard, touching down shortly before 7 p.m. when the blaze erupted.
The situation triggered a swift response from airport firefighters, who managed to extinguish the flames quickly.
Fortunately, all passengers and crew members disembarked safely once the fire was controlled.
Virgin Australia announced today that engineers would be conducting inspections on the aircraft before it returns to service.
“Airport firefighters responded to a brake fire on flight VA454, which occurred after landing at Brisbane Airport last night,” an airline spokesperson reported.
“The fire was quickly extinguished, and all guests and crew disembarked normally and safely.
“We thank our crew and airport firefighters for their swift response.
“The safety of our guests and crew is always our highest priority.”
Virgin Australia said there were no delays to other services and the carrier does not anticipate impacts to today’s scheduled flights.
