An easyJet flight made an emergency landing at Manchester Airport on Sunday afternoon (August 7), less than an hour after initially taking off from the runway. The EZY1877, from Manchester to the Spanish city of Bilbao, took off shortly after 2.30pm, but was soon back at Manchester.
It has since been confirmed a bird strike during take-off caused the plane to divert and land back at the Terminal One runway. Fire crews met the plane after landing and all passengers were disembarked.
A replacement aircraft was arranged to continue the passenger's journey to Spain, which usually takes just less than two hours. A 'bird strike', the reason for the swift landing, is described as a collision between a bird and an aircraft.
