It has emerged that Jet2 flight LS245 from Leeds to Split had to make an emergency landing at Manchester Airport on July 14.
Information has been released pertinent to the incident at hand, which we will detail in this article.
Without further ado, let’s get into it…
Emergency!: Jet2 Flight LS245 Leeds-Split: Manchester Diversion…
Jet2 flight LS245, which made the emergency landing at Manchester, is a routine scheduled flight between Leeds and Split.
Also, it is understood the aircraft involved in the incident was G-GDFO.
As per data from Planespotters.net, G-GDFO is a 26.4 year old Boeing 737-300 that originally started out life with America West Airlines in September 1998.
By February 2007, the aircraft was handed over to Thomsonfly, which became Thomson Airways in May 2009.
February 2013 was when the aircraft was eventually handed over to it’s current owner, where it has been since.
Furthermore, of the 737-300 variant, Jet2 only has seven left.
Within that seven, all but one are in active service, with an average fleet age of 26.3 years.
As well as the 737-300 variant, LS has the following other aircraft in their fleet:
- 13 Airbus A321 Family aircraft.
- 2 Airbus A330s – On lease from AirTanker.
- 98 Boeing 737-800s.
- Six Boeing 757s.
Jet2 flight LS245, which made the emergency landing at Manchester, departed Leeds at 0752 local time, and initially climbed out towards Split.
Near Scunthorpe, the aircraft made a u-turn and entered a series of holds to the north of Sheffield.
From there, the crew declared an emergency before eventually making it into Manchester at 0838 local time.
As per The Aviation Herald, it is understood that the crew had to shut down one of it’s engines due to a low oil pressure indication.
Aircraft Grounded for 24 Hours…
Data from RadarBox highlights that G-GDFO, the aircraft involved in the emergency at Manchester on LS245 Leeds (LBA)-Split, was grounded for around 24 hours following the incident.
On July 15, the aircraft made a positioning flight back to LBA, where it shortly after started operating commercial flights.
Since July 15, the aircraft has operated the following flights:
- LS295 – LBA to Krakow.
- LS296 – Krakow to LBA.
- LS439 – LBA to Dubrovnik.
- LS440 – Dubrovnik to LBA.
- LS273 – LBA to Alicante.
- LS274 – Alicante to LBA.
- LS447 – LBA to Zakynthos.
- LS448 – Zakynthos to LBA.
No additional incidents have been reported with the aircraft since the July 14 emergency.
Overall…
In conclusion, it remains clear that the Jet2 aircraft that operated LS245 Leeds-Split was fixed quickly and safely following the emergency landing into Manchester.
As mentioned, the aircraft is back in service, and no additional incidents have been reported with G-GDFO.
There should be no concern over the aircraft’s safety at all, with this being fixed by the professional team at Jet2.
For now, all eyes will be on the aircraft’s continued operational performance.
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