A Maldon holidaymaker has described the terrifying moments a plane had to make an emergency landing.

Mum-of-three Emma Chapman was among 178 passengers on an easyJet flight which had to touch down unexpectedly after travellers and cabin crew noticed a “burning smell”.

Mrs Chapman, who was travelling with her two friends, said: “You just start thinking about your family.

“We didn’t know whether an engine was going to drop off."

 

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