A Jet2 Boeing 737-800 has declared an emergency and is diverting to Manchester Airport.
LS1465 is the Jet2.com aircraft in question, having originally departed from London Stansted, bound for Antalya.
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The aircraft entered a hold off the coast of South-East England and then headed west in the direction of Manchester.
At this stage, it is unclear what the nature of the emergency is.
This is a developing story.
UPDATE #1 @ 1009 UK time – Jet2 LS1465 is on the base leg for the 05s at Manchester Airport.
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UPDATE #2 @ 1011 UK time – Jet2 LS1465 is on final approach for the 05s, with the nature of the emergency unclear at this current stage.
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UPDATE #3 @ 1015 UK time – LS1465 has safely landed on Runway 05R at Manchester Airport, where emergency crews will likely meet the aircraft.
UPDATE #LS1465 Due to snow, visibility is only 1200m at Manchester Airport https://t.co/s0xPquE3o1 pic.twitter.com/Q9UeChQCau
— AIRLIVE (@airlivenet) March 9, 2023
UPDATE #4 @ 1016 UK time – Fire crews are on the scene, ready for the Jet2 aircraft.
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UPDATE #5 @ 1019 UK time – LS1465 seen via Simon Lowe Aviation on YouTube being escorted by the fire crews. Still no cause of emergency currently.
UPDATE #6 @ 1021 UK time – AviationSource will approach Jet2 for a comment, but it can be expected that the reason why the Jet2 aircraft diverted to Manchester instead of back to Stansted was due to the adverse weather the country is experiencing.
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UPDATE #6 @ 1025 UK time – Firecrews look to be coordinating the next steps for LS1465.
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UPDATE #7 @ 1027 UK time – LS1465 is now on the move again. This flight was operated by G-DRTL, a 9.8-year-old Boeing 737-800.
UPDATE #8 @ 1046 UK time – Jet2 has responded to AviationSource‘s inquiry on the cause of the emergency. They said the following:
“Flight LS1465 from London Stansted to Antalya followed procedure and diverted to Manchester Airport this morning due to a minor fault indication. The aircraft landed safely, and customers will be transferred onto a standby aircraft so that we can get them on their way to Antalya as soon as possible. We apologize to everyone onboard for any inconvenience caused.”