What happened
On October 19, 2012, at 0655 UTC, a Boeing 737-800, registration G-GDFJ, operated by Jet2.com as flight LS177, aborted its takeoff at Glasgow, Scotland. The flight was a scheduled service traveling from Glasgow to Alicante, Spain. The decision to reject the takeoff was made after smoke was observed within the aircraft cabin.
Following the aborted takeoff, the aircraft came to a stop on the runway. The crew initiated an evacuation of the aircraft via the escape slides. There were 189 passengers and crew members on board during the event. While there were no fatalities or serious injuries reported, an unknown number of individuals sustained injuries during the evacuation process. Damage to the aircraft was undergoing assessment.