A Ryanair flight from Lisbon was forced to divert to Newcastle after being unable to land at Manchester Airport due to strong winds and severe weather conditions
A Ryanair flight was forced to divert from a UK airport after a failed attempt at landing.
The Ryanair service heading to Manchester was forced to reroute to Newcastle, after seemingly struggling to touch down amid fierce winds. The aircraft, travelling from Lisbon, appeared to make multiple landing attempts before altering its trajectory.
Information from flight monitoring platform Flightradar24 reveals the plane looping above Manchester Airport and subsequently over Lancashire before turning northwards towards Newcastle, where it seemingly landed successfully on its initial approach. In a post on X, Flightradar24 confirmed the flight was ‘diverting away after multiple approaches’, noting the pilot’s meteorological report ‘indicates showers and gusty winds’.
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Large swathes of Britain have been subject to a 15-hour weather alert for powerful winds and torrential downpours today, with gusts reaching up to 70mph predicted.
Earlier today, an easyJet service bound for Edinburgh Airport was redirected to Manchester Airport following a mid-air emergency declaration prompted by turbulent weather conditions and strong winds. EasyJet confirmed that winds at Edinburgh were ‘outside the limits of the aircraft’, adding that coach transport back to Edinburgh has been arranged for passengers, reports the Manchester Evening News.
This occurred against the backdrop of a yellow wind weather warning blanketing much of Scotland today, remaining active until 8pm this evening. Weather experts predict gusts of 50-55mph across Scotland and England, whilst certain coastal stretches and areas in the lee of elevated terrain could experience gusts reaching 60mph or potentially 70mph in isolated spots.
An easyJet spokesperson commented: “Flight EJU7835 from Amsterdam to Edinburgh this morning was required to divert to Manchester due to winds gusting outside the limits of the aircraft and so we have arranged onward coach transfers to Edinburgh for customers. The safety and wellbeing of our customers and crew is our highest priority and whilst this was outside of our control, we are sorry for the inconvenience caused by the weather.”