A cabin crew caused chaos on a Dublin to Paris flight by accidentally playing a message warning the plane was about to make an emergency landing.
An initial announcement in English had told passengers on the Aer Lingus flight to return to their seats and fasten their seat belts because of turbulence.
But then a second one in French said the plane - which was heading south over the Irish Sea - was about to ditch, reports the Daily Telegraph.
French passengers, who made up most of the 70 travellers on board, reportedly "freaked out" with many crying out and bursting into tears.
One English speaking passenger said: "The French man sleeping next to me woke up and looked very startled.
"He then translated what had been said, that the plane was about to make an emergency landing and to await instructions from the pilot.
"I got quite alarmed. The woman behind me was crying. All the French totally freaked out."
The cabin crew realised their mistake and swiftly apologised in French.
A spokesman for the airline said: "The was a malfunction of the public address system and we apologise to our passengers.
"This sort of thing happens very rarely."
Source: Ananvoa
An initial announcement in English had told passengers on the Aer Lingus flight to return to their seats and fasten their seat belts because of turbulence.
But then a second one in French said the plane - which was heading south over the Irish Sea - was about to ditch, reports the Daily Telegraph.
French passengers, who made up most of the 70 travellers on board, reportedly "freaked out" with many crying out and bursting into tears.
One English speaking passenger said: "The French man sleeping next to me woke up and looked very startled.
"He then translated what had been said, that the plane was about to make an emergency landing and to await instructions from the pilot.
"I got quite alarmed. The woman behind me was crying. All the French totally freaked out."
The cabin crew realised their mistake and swiftly apologised in French.
A spokesman for the airline said: "The was a malfunction of the public address system and we apologise to our passengers.
"This sort of thing happens very rarely."
Source: Ananvoa
