NICE (Thomson Financial) - A plane carrying 130 passengers Saturday made an emergency landing in France after the crew of the Boeing 737 owned by British no-frills airline easyJet reported smoke in the cockpit, an official said.
The plane, en route from London to Cagliari in Sardinia, landed at Nice in southeastern France where a stewardess was taken to hospital for tests after suffering breathing problems, said airport spokesman Philippe Bellissent.
A second cabin crew member was taken ill but did not require hospital treatment, he added.
Firefighters said 'an electrical problem' had caused the incident but that the smoke had dispersed by the time they arrived.
Passengers were due to take another flight to their destination later Saturday but the plane would not leave until the incident was properly investigated, added Bellissent.
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