Arsenal women's team was forced to evacuate its plane in Wolfsburg after it burst into flames when a bird flew into one of the engines.
Jonas Eidevall's side were flying back to London from Braunschweig Wolfsburg Airport in Germany following their 2-2 draw in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final against VfL Wolfsburg at the Volkswagen Stadium on Sunday. The Maltese airline plane reportedly made a loud bang just before taking off which resulted in the passengers being taken off the aircraft after the pilots pulled it up near the terminal. A spokesperson for the airport told German newspaper Bild that a bird strike had caused the engine to go on fire. Thankfully no one was hurt in the incident.
The Arsenal squad were put up in a nearby hotel before they were flown back to north London today. The WSL side welcome Wolfsburg for the second leg on May 1.
