The Boeing plane was travelling from the UK to Rome when a 7700 squawk alert was issued to signal an emergency onboard – forcing it to make a U-turn and head to London
A Jet2 flight has declared a mid-air emergency, forcing it to divert after taking off from Glasgow Airport this morning.
The plane was bound for Rome, Italy, and had taken off from Scotland when a 7700 squawk alert was issued, signalling an onboard emergency.
Around one hour and 30 minutes into flight LS135, which departed Glasgow at 7:07am, pilots declared the emergency. The Boeing 737-800 then made a U-turn over Paris and headed back to the UK, this time to London Stansted. The airline is yet to release any details on the nature of the emergency.
The Mirror has contacted Jet2 for comment.
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