An easyJet flight from Bristol Airport was forced to return and make an emergency landing due to a technical issue on board on Friday evening.
The Airbus aircraft bound to Newcastle on the evening of March 4 after less than an hour in the air before pilots diverted back with the plane landing successfully on its first attempt. Flight 572 was scheduled to land in Newcastle at 8.53pm having taken off 40 minutes late, making it as far as Manchester before it made a u-turn due to a "technical issue".
Bristol Live approached easyJet for comment on the nature of the emergency, and a spokesperson issued the following statement: “easyJet can confirm that flight EZY572 from Bristol to Newcastle was diverted back to Bristol due to a technical issue. The aircraft landed routinely and passengers disembarked as normal.