Loganair flight makes 'emergency landing' at Manchester Airport
A flight reportedly made an 'emergency landing' in Manchester on Tuesday night . The Loganair flight, from Aberdeen, Scotland, was scheduled to land in Bristol, but diverted to Manchester Airport.
Flight tracking services say the plane, Loganair flight LOG5PS, was forced to make the landing in Manchester after a 'squawk' alert was issued. Further details have not been confirmed but Loganair have been approached for information. The flight path shows the route southwards from Aberdeen, before looping around above north Wales and then diverting towards Manchester, before landing shortly after 9pm.
READ MORE: 'It's awful - and right before Christmas': Tragedy as body of woman found in Salford Quays According to FlightRadar24, the plane took off from Aberdeen at 7.40pm, with the flight expecting to take around 90 minutes, before landing in Manchester, rather than its designated destination of Bristol.Manchester Evening News they were 'aware' the flight was diverted from Bristol into Manchester on Tuesday evening, but provided no further details.READ NEXT:
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