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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Juliette Garside

Ryanair flight landed at Manchester airport with six minutes of fuel left, flight log suggests

Tailfin of a Ryanair plane
The pilots had been taking passengers from Pisa in Italy to Prestwick in Scotland on Friday evening but wind speeds of up to 100mph meant they were unable to land. Photograph: Russell Hart/Alamy

An investigation is under way after a Ryanair flight battling with high wind speeds during storm Amy last week landed at Manchester airport with just six minutes of fuel left in its tanks.

The pilots had been taking passengers from Pisa in Italy to Prestwick in Scotland on Friday evening, but wind speeds of up to 100mph meant they were unable to land.

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