Pilot of Edinburgh Jet2 flight declares mid-air emergency shortly after take-off
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An Edinburgh flight declared a mid-air emergency and was forced to divert on Monday morning.
The Jet2 plane was set depart at 6.15am and arrive in Rome later in the day. It took off at around 6.50am but issued a 700 squawk code shortly after.
The LS3915 flight saw the pilot declare an emergency around 30 minutes into the journey, reports the Daily Record.
The plane was diverted to Birmingham Airport at around 7.30am. Images from FlightRadar24 show the aircraft travelling south until it flies over Stoke-on-Trent.
The plane starts to pass Birmingham Airport but u-turns, looping around it in the sky. It then landed safely at the airport at around 7.40am.
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The nature of the on-board emergency is currently unknown. It is also unclear when passengers will be able to resume their journeys.
The Record approached Jet2 for comment.
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