News | LondonAmerican Airlines plane evacuated at HeathrowJamie Bullen26 June 2016Airline passengers used slides to flee an American Airlines flight at Heathrow as the plane was evacuated.Three slides were deployed when smoke filled the cabin of an Airbus 330 while it was grounded at Heathrow as it prepared to fly to Charlotte in North Carolina.Footage has circulated of passengers fleeing the plane with 25 using the emergency slide while others used the jet bridge to vacate the aircraft.Steve Parsons/PA WireSome passengers were given medical checks but no serious injuries were reported.An American Airlines spokesperson said: "Flight 731 experienced smoke in the cabin while on the ground at Heathrow."Three slides were deployed on the aircraft and approximately 25 passengers deplaned via the slides. The rest of the passengers and crew safely deplaned via the jet bridge.Read MoreAmerican Airlines flight returns to Heathrow after 'mechanical issue'American Airlines flight returns to Heathrow after mid-air emergency scareSecond American Airlines flight makes emergency landing after mystery illness"A small number of the passengers are being seen by medical personnel but no significant injuries have been reported."The flight has been cancelled and we are working to reaccommodate passengers now."The flight was carrying 277 passengers and 12 crew at the time of the incident.MORE ABOUTAmerican AirlinesHeathrow
