BREAKING: Jet2 holiday flight makes emergency landing at Manchester Airport after passenger falls ill
A holiday flight from Majorca to Glasgow had to carry out an emergency landing at Manchester Airport after a passenger became unwell today.
As the plane was cruising at 24,000ft, the pilot decided to make an emergency landing, circled over Huddersfield for a time and then landed at Manchester Airport, where the Boeing 737 was met by paramedics who took the passenger to hospital.It is understood other members of the passenger's family also disembarked. The passenger's condition has not been revealed. The Jet2 service took off later and completed its journey to Glasgow, landing at 3pm.
A spokesman for Manchester Airport said: "I can confirm that a Jet2 flight from Palma de Mallorca to Glasgow was diverted to Manchester this afternoon due to a medical emergency on board."
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