Ryanair flight to London forced to return to Italian airport after ‘warning lights start flashing’ – days after flames shot from the engine of another airline plane at the same terminal

A Ryanair flight to London had to return to Brindisi airport in Italy after warning lights started flashing in the cabin, according to local media.

The lights went out, prompting the plane to make an unscheduled return to Puglia about 40 minutes after takeoff, Italian news agency ANSA said.

No emergencies were reported and the plane took off later in the afternoon.

Ryanair told MailOnline that the flight returned to London Stansted due to a ‘minor technical issue’ and was serviced before continuing to its destination.

It comes just days after a Ryanair flight with 184 passengers on board was forced to abandon take-off after flames shot from its left engine.

A flight from Italy’s Aeroporti di Puglia airport in Brindisi was aborted after a ‘strong flame’ was spotted on the wing

Passengers on board Thursday’s flight had to disembark at the gate and reboard the same plane, local media reported.

The plane took off again at 2:28 p.m., about three hours after its scheduled departure at 11:30 a.m.

A Ryanair spokesperson told MailOnline: ‘This flight from Brindisi to Stansted returned to Brindisi Airport shortly after take-off due to a minor technical problem with the aircraft.

‘The aircraft landed normally and was serviced by engineers before continuing to Stansted a short time later.’

The incident comes days after a flight from Italy was halted after flames came from an engine.

A flight from Italy’s Aeroporti di Puglia airport in Brindisi was canceled after a ‘strong flame’ was spotted on the wing of the Boeing 737-800 as it taxied last week.

Everyone on board was escorted out after “fearful moments” using an inflatable slide, Corriere Della Sera reports.

It added that all the airport’s aircraft were on the ground for just under three hours before planes were allowed to fly again at 11.25am local time.

A spokesperson said: ‘Flight FR8826 from Brindisi to Turin was delayed this morning after cabin crew observed fumes from the outside of the aircraft.

‘Passengers disembarked without incident and were returned to the terminal by bus.

“We sincerely apologize to the affected passengers for this delay.”

Last Tuesday it was claimed that a Ryanair flight from Barcelona to Orio al Serio airport in Bergamo, near Milan, had a ‘bad landing’ before ‘all four’ tires exploded.

Dramatic footage showed the passenger plane scraping down with missing tires and metal wheels after apparently scraping the runway, which was also damaged.

Alice Longhurst, a marketing consultant from London, said: ‘You could smell the burning rubber on the plane. That was pretty scary.

“We were ready to leave and there were flames, which was scary. I was shocked. I’ve never experienced anything like this before.

A Ryanair spokesperson said: ‘Flight FR846 from Barcelona to Milan Bergamo (1 October) experienced a tire problem on landing at Milan Bergamo Airport.

“Passengers disembarked normally and the aircraft was inspected by engineers, who are currently maintaining the aircraft so it can be returned to service.”

Ryanair flight FR846 arriving from Barcelona El Prat, on the runway of Orio al Serio Airport, in Bergamo, Italy

Dramatic footage shows one of the blown tires on the Ryanair plane

The number of reported accidents has decreased overall in recent years.

From 2010 to 2023 there were one average of 36 aircraft incidents per year in the US.

In 2007, the National Transportation Safety Board assessed 24 million flight hours, with a crash observed every 6.84 out of 100,000 flight hours.

1.19 out of 100,000 resulted in a fatal accident.

This was down from the highest rate of 9.08 accidents per 100,000 hours in 1994.

About 80 percent of all aviation accidents can be attributed to human error Panic law.