A Loganair flight from Edinburgh to Southampton has declared an emergency whilst enroute, and is currently making a return to Edinburgh.
Loganair LM321 Edinburgh – Southampton
Loganair regional flight LM321, an Embraer ERJ145 from Edinburgh (EDI) to Southampton (SOU) declared a general emergency with squawk code 7700, whilst enroute.
The flight is now executing a return to Edinburgh. The nature of the emergency is not known at this stage.
![Flight track of Loganair flight LM321 from Edinburgh to Southampton, showing return to Edinburgh.](https://aviationsourcenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Screenshot-2023-11-03-071606-1024x514.jpg)
Flight LM321 squawked transponder code 7700 at approximately 07:10 UTC whilst in the cruise at FL310 (31,000 feet) before it executed the turnaround for a return to EDI.
![Flight track of Loganair flight LM321 from Edinburgh to Southampton, showing return to Edinburgh.](https://aviationsourcenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Screenshot-2023-11-03-072611-1024x518.jpg)
With the aircraft now negotiating an approach to EDI RWY24, weather for the flight’s return is Visual Meteorological Conditions (VFR) with light winds and visibility 10 kilometres or more.
![Flight track of Loganair flight LM321 from Edinburgh to Southampton, showing return to Edinburgh.](https://aviationsourcenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Screenshot-2023-11-03-073315-1024x515.jpg)
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Update 07:35 UTC
Loganair flight LM321 now landed Edinburgh EDI RWY24. The aircraft conducting today’s service to Southampton was Embraer ERJ145EP registration G-SAJI; a 23-year old jet belonging to the UK regional carrier Loganair.
Data shows flight LM321 made an on-time departure out of EDI this morning at 06:49 UTC. The flight then set course for Southampton normally; climbing to cruising level FL310 before declaring an emergency approximately 20 minutes later.
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