Flights forced to divert from Manchester Airport after aircraft hits 'multiple geese'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukFlights were diverted after Manchester Airport was forced to close one of its runways on Monday evening (October 7). Operations teams had to shut down the 23R runway after a Ryanair flight had reportedly 'struck multiple geese' on its approach into Manchester.
After landing, a clean up operation meant the runway had to be closed for around 20 minutes. Due to the closure, four flights due to land in Manchester had to instead divert to Liverpool and Birmingham.
It is understood this was due to the amount of fuel left in the aircraft, and because both take offs and landings having to operate from one runway for a short period. READ MORE First picture of prisoner on the run after treatment at Salford Royal Hospital Multiple other flights were seen circling over Manchester and Lancashire during the incident, which closed the runway temporarily from 7.11pm to around 7.32pm.
EasyJet flight EZY7851 from Amsterdam, due to land in Manchester on Monday night, was seen on flight paths flying over Rochdale before circling over Lancashire and diverting to Liverpool John Lennon at around 7.37pm before touching down at 7.52pm.
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