An easyJet flight from Edinburgh to Venice was forced to land in Manchester this afternoon due to a “technical issue.”
The flight took off from Edinburgh Airport at 2.36pm and was due to land in Venice around 6.10pm.
An emergency was declared shortly after 3pm.
A spokeswoman said: “EasyJet can confirm that flight EZY3386 from Edinburgh to Venice on 14 August diverted to Manchester due to a possible technical issue with the aircraft.
“The safety and well-being of our passengers and crew is easyJet’s highest priority.
“We would like to apologise to passengers for the inconvenience.”
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
