Source: www.pressfrom.info

A Virgin Australia plane had to make an emergency landing after passengers reported a “burning smell,” coming from the plane, according to multiple reports. According to data from FlightAware,Virgin Australia Flight 465 took off from Perth International Airport at 7:03 a.m. on Thursday, October 18, with an intended destination of Brisbane Airport. Perth and Brisbane are two cities located on opposite coasts of Australia.

The Daily Mirror reports that shortly after takeoff, passengers reported “a distinct electrical burning smell” to the flight crew, with one passenger noting the flight crew seemed “anxious.” According to The Daily Mirror, approximately three hours into the flight the captain notified the rest of the plane of “an electrical issue,” and announced the plane would need to be diverted to Adelaide Airport, off the southwest coast of Australia, where it would land prematurely.

Virgin Australia did not respond to Business Insider’s request for comment.

“In accordance with standard operating procedures, the captain made the decision to divert to Adelaide Airport as a precautionary measure after an odor was detected in the cabin,” a Virgin Australia spokesperson told WA Today, a newspaper covering Western Australia.

“The aircraft was met on arrival by emergency services as a precaution and all passengers and crew safely disembarked the aircraft,” the statement added.