A flight heading to Turkey has been forced to divert to Manchester Airport this morning (September 30) due to ‘extraordinary circumstances’.
The 7:15am easyJet flight from Liverpool’s John Lennon Airport was set to land in Antalya, in Turkey, at 11:40am UK time. However, the aircraft had to U-turn because of a bird strike.
Flight tracking data shows the flight left on time, and headed east over Manchester, across the Pennines, and over Lincolnshire before making the U-turn over the water near The Wash near East Anglia. READ MORE: Girl, 14, and coach driver dead as school bus overturns in motorway horror smash READ MORE: The top stories across the M.E.N. “We’re very sorry that your flight has now been diverted,” easyJet said in a statement to passengers. “This is due to a bird strike on your aircraft. “The disruption to your flight is outside of our control and is considered to be an extraordinary circumstance.
Your crew will keep you up to date.” Data shows the plane safely landed in Manchester at 8:23am on Saturday, two hours and 47 minutes early, and 1,948 miles from its intended destination. easyJet has been contacted for comment.
Read more on manchestereveningnews.co.uk
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