Fake emergency landing of Morocco to Turkey plane

Spanish authorities are investigating the unauthorised disembarkation of 21 passengers from a plane that made an emergency medical landing on the island of Mallorca, the Independent reports.

According to the report, the incident happened when an Air Arabia flight from Casablanca to Istanbul made an emergency landing to attend to an unwell passenger.

When it landed, 21 other passengers forced their way off the plane, prompting security officials to temporarily close the airport.

Majorca’s Palma Airport has been closed, following a reported runway invasion by passengers on a flight that had to make an emergency landing.

The plane at the centre of the drama was heading from Casablanca in Morocco to Istanbul in Turkey.

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