JUST AN INTERESTING PHRASE! PLAGUE is not only serious disease that kills many people.(чума) A Ryanair flight traveling from Newcastle, UK, to Palma Mallorca, Spain, diverted to Toulouse, France, when a burning odor was detected onboard. While traveling at flight level 370, the flight crew was made aware of a burning smell that PLAGUED the cabin. The aircraft landed safely at Toulouse, and all persons aboard the aircraft have been reported safe. plague verb UK /pleɪɡ/ US /pleɪɡ/ to cause worry, pain, or difficulty to someone or something over a period of time.