Plane bursts into flames during take-off in Greece

Greece

A Condor Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Italy after the plane’s engine burst into flames shortly after takeoff — prompting one terrified passenger to send out “goodbye texts” to loved ones.

The Boeing 757 carrying 273 passengers and eight crew members from Corfu, Greece, to Düsseldorf, Germany, experienced a turbine airflow disruption at an altitude of approximately 36,000 feet during the flight Saturday, per WDR.

Terrified passengers aboard Flight DE 3665 began to notice flames spitting from the right wing of the plane just after 8 p.m. local time, Bild reported.

A Condor Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing after the plane’s engine burst into flames shortly after takeoff.@corekvas/TikTok

The flight made an emergency landing at Brindisi Airport in southern Italy at 8:15 p.m. local time. The landing came just 40 minutes after takeoff, per FligtRadar24.

A spokesperson for the airline told The Post the malfunction was caused by a chemical reaction that happened inside the combustion chamber.