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Ashlie Blakey & Ellen Kirwin

Jet2 flight returns to Manchester Airport after take-off due to 'fault'

A Jet2 plane needed to return to the runway this morning shortly after take-off.

The plane had to fly back to Manchester Airport after taking off due to a "minor fault." The plane took off to Heraklion in Crete as normal this morning, on Tuesday, June 20.

However just minutes into the flight, the pilot reported a "minor fault indication." The flight turned back and all passengers were moved onto a different plane. Jet2 apologised for the delay, the MEN reports.

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A spokesperson said: “Flight LS905 from Manchester to Heraklion followed procedure and returned to Manchester Airport this morning after the pilot reported a minor fault indication.

“The aircraft landed safely, and all customers were transferred onto a replacement aircraft. We would like to apologise to customers for the delay to the start of their holiday.”

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