The EasyJet flight bound for Izmir took off from Manchester Airport and only got as far as Norfolk before suddenly diverting back to the airport due to ‘an extraordinary circumstance’
An easyJet flight was forced to divert back to a UK airport after an “extraordinary circumstance” the airline said was “out of our control”.
The EZY2159 service bound for Izmir took off from Manchester Airport shortly before 5pm on June 30, and only got as far as Norfolk before suddenly diverting back to the airport. A FlightRadar map showed the moment the plane flight took a dramatic U-turn over the North Sea before landing in Manchester again at around 5.50pm – roughly an hour after it departed.
The airline put the sudden diversion down to a “passenger welfare issue”. The disruption, easyJet said, was “out of our control” and considered “an extraordinary circumstance”. In an update posted to the easyJet website, the budget airline said the flight was grounded overnight, with plans being made for another service to run on Tuesday morning (July 1).
Specific details about the nature of the incident have not been released. A further update at 9pm read: “We’re sorry that your flight has been delayed overnight. This is due to a passenger welfare issue. We are working hard to arrange your new flight for tomorrow. Once again, we’re very sorry for the disruption to your travel plans.”
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