Passengers had to jump off the wing as they evacuated the plane before take off at Majorca’s Palma Airport

Passengers were ‘screaming’ as they jumped off a plane after what Ryanair has called a ‘false’ alarm on a flight to Manchester.

The delayed flight from Majorca’s Palma Airport was due to take off late on Friday night (July 4) before passengers heard a ‘bang’ and started evacuating the aircraft. Six people were taken to hospital with 18 said to have sustained, injuries according to local authorities.

Passengers claim an air stewardess shouted ‘get off the plane’ after hearing a ‘bang’ and instructed everyone to leave their belongings.

They then proceeded to use the emergency exit and jumped off the wing of the plane and onto the tarmac, causing several injuries.

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One passenger claims she could smell ‘burnt electrics’ when she returned to collect her luggage, but Ryanair said it was a ‘false’ alarm.

Savanah, 26, from Whitefield was on the flight with her friend and both of their mums who had been away with their friends.

She told the Manchester Evening News that her 57-year-old mum has broken her ankle in three places and is now having surgery, while friend’s mum fractured her elbow, wrist and foot. Savanah said she also hurt her shoulder while her friend hurt her knee.

She said: “We were all just sat on the plane. They made an announcement saying we’re going to go in five minutes.

“All of a sudden I heard a bang. It didn’t worry me too much. Then everyone was screaming and running.

“The air stewardess screamed, ‘get off the plane’, leave your belongings. It was utter chaos.

“We got off via the wing. There were no slides. I’ve hurt my shoulder, my friend hurt her knee.

“Her mum fractured her elbow, wrist and foot. My mum broke her ankle. She’s in a cast.

“She’s having surgery now. She’s done it in in three places.”

Doctors said the group are not safe to fly back to Manchester until Monday (July 7), according to Savanah.

She added: “My mum lost her phone. They told me I couldn’t get it because the plane could set on fire.

“Even one of the staff had to get treated.

“My mum couldn’t walk. My friends mum couldn’t walk. We said we needed an ambulance.

“Eventually an ambulance took us to the airport medical centre. It was also chaos in there, one single room.”

Ryanair has issued a statement saying that the flight was discontinued due to a “false fire warning light indication.”

The airline said: “This flight from Palma to Manchester, on July 4, discontinued take-off due to a false fire warning light indication. Passengers were disembarked using the inflatable slides and returned to the terminal.

“While disembarking, a small number of passengers encountered very minor injuries (ankle sprains, etc.) and crew requested immediate medical assistance.

“To minimise disruption to passengers, we quickly arranged a replacement aircraft to operate this flight, which departed Palma at 07:05 this morning.

“We sincerely apologise to affected passengers for any inconvenience caused.”

A spokesman for a regional government-run emergency response coordination centre confirmed early this morning: “We received an alert about a fire on a plane on the ground at Palma airport at 00.36am today.

“Four ambulances were sent to the scene which were two basic life support units and two advanced life support unit.

“Eighteen people were injured and received medical assistance of whom six were taken to hospital.

“They were all minor. Three went to the Clinica Rotger and three to the Palmaplanas Hospital.”