An airline has explained the reason why a plane was circling East Midlands Airport (EMA) this morning. The aircraft could be spotted on a real-time flight tracking service at around 10.45am on Monday, July 10.
The plane, which belongs to Ryanair airline, was spotted by a resident on the Flightradar24 app - an internet-based service that shows real-time aircraft flight tracking information on a map. It was mainly circling above Castle Donington, near East Midlands Airport.
And although the plane departed from the busy international airport, the location of the arrival was not specified. A spokesperson for Ryanair has confirmed that the aircraft is used by pilots at the airline for training.
