Pilot saving the lives of 180 celebrated as a hero in Budapest

Due to a technical error, Wizz Air’s flight from Tirana to Berlin made a forced landing in Budapest on Tuesday. The tragedy could be avoided thanks to the pilot’s presence of mind, who was celebrated as a hero at the airport after landing.

On Tuesday, Wizz Air’s flight from Tirana to Berlin was interrupted in Budapest due to a technical error. According to the announcement of the Hungarian airline,

“Wizz Air flight W66611, with 180 passengers on board, landed safely at Budapest Airport.”

After the case, the airline transported its passengers to the German capital by another plane.

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As the Hungarian news portal, Blikk reported previously, the reason for the forced landing was that the engine of the plane caught fire that was stopped by the pilot who had successfully suppressed the flames with the onboard fire extinguishing system and landed safely on the runway. The passengers on the plane celebrated the pilot as a hero for his presence of mind – reported by Life.