Eastern Air flight bound for Cuba evacuated at MIA due to reports of smoke smell

MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FLA. (WSVN) – An Eastern Air Express flight was evacuated at Miami International Airport after passengers reported a smoke smell aboard.

Flight BBQ2241, carrying 54 passengers and three crew members, was scheduled to depart for Ignacio Agramonte International Airport in Camagüey, Cuba, at 11:40 a.m., Friday. The plane taxied for departure at 11:22 a.m. but returned to the gate due to an electrical odor detected inside the cabin.

Passengers evacuated the aircraft using emergency slides, and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the scene…

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