An Edinburgh flight has declared a mid-air emergency after taking off for the US on Tuesday afternoon. The Delta Air Lines plane was forced to make an emergency landing just a short time after taking off from Edinburgh Airport.
Issuing a 7700 squawk code to alert air traffic officials of the issue on board, the aircraft was quickly re-diverted from its original destination of Boston.
Carrying a full plane of passengers, the Delta flight was thankfully able to make an emergency landing in Shannon, Ireland, where a 'mechanical issue' was found.
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The Record reports that flight tracker website flightrader24 showed the DAL123 airplane do a loop near Inveraray, before heading towards Ireland.
Leaving Edinburgh at 12.20pm, slightly later than the planned take off of 11.55am, Delta Air Lines have issued an apology to passengers affected.
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A spokesperson for Delta Air Lines said: "After experiencing a mechanical issue onboard, Delta flight 123 from Edinburgh to Boston was diverted to Shannon (SNN), where it made a routine landing.
"Delta teams on the ground worked quickly to accommodate and rebook passengers. We appreciate the actions of our teams as nothing is more important than the safety of our customers and flight crew, and we apologise to our passengers for the delay in their travels."
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