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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Katie Weston

TUI plane takes off and circles in sky for two hours before turning back to airport

A TUI plane was forced to return to Manchester Airport after a "technical issue" today.

The Boeing 767, heading to Cape Verde, was scheduled to depart at 9.25am but was delayed by over an hour.

A 'Squawk 7700' emergency was issued shortly after take-off, with the aircraft repeatedly circling over the Peak District before landing at the airport around 1.15pm.

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