The pilot of a Jet2 flight was forced to suddenly abort a landing at Manchester Airport amid strong winds on Monday (April 15).
29.03.2024 - 18:39 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A major fault on an easyJet flight from Glasgow to Gran Canaria triggered an emergency landing this afternoon.
The EZY3111 flight took off at around 12.15pm as scheduled, but was forced to land at London Gatwick after a hydraulic pump on the aircraft failed.
An image of the flight path shared by the FlightAware website showed the airplane had travelled down the west coast of England before it had to head back towards London due to the technical fault.
Emergency crews met the plane when it landed safely at the airport at around 2.45pm. Passengers were then moved to another plane to continue on their journey at around 5pm.
An easyJet spokesperson said: “We can confirm that flight EZY3111 from Glasgow to Gran Canaria diverted to Gatwick due to a technical issue. The aircraft landed safely in Gatwick and was met by emergency services as a routine and precautionary measure only.
"We did all possible to minimise the impact for our passengers and arranged for a replacement aircraft for them to continue their journey, and they will be provided with a complimentary service onboard.
“The safety of our customers and crew is EasyJet's highest priority and we would like to apologise to customers for the delay and inconvenience caused.”
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