A Condor Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Italy after the plane’s engine had burst into flames shortly after takeoff — prompting one terrified passenger to send out “goodbye texts” to loved ones.

The Boeing 757 carrying 273 passengers and 8 crew members from Corfu, Greece to Düsseldorf, Germany experienced a turbine airflow disruption at an altitude of approximately 36,000 feet during the flight Saturday, per WDR .

Terrified passengers aboard flight DE 3665 began to notice flames spitting from the right wing of the plane just after 8 p.m. local time, Bild reported. 4

The flight made an emergency landing at Brindisi Airport in southern Italy, at 8:15 p.m. local time. The landing came just 40 minutes after takeoff, per FlightRadar24 .

A spokesperson

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