Crews raced over to the Aer Lingus aircraft as it landed on the tarmac
11:23, 29 Dec 2025Updated 13:27, 29 Dec 2025
The plane landed safely in Manchester
Footage captured the moment fire engines surrounded a plane as it landed at Manchester Airport this morning.
The video, taken by the Think Planes livestream, caught the moment crews raced over to the Aer Lingus aircraft as it landed on the tarmac. At least two fire engines swarmed the plane on blue lights.
The flight had previously taken off from Barbados as planned. But it then experienced a ‘technical issue’ and was met by emergency services as it arrived in Manchester.
The plane landed safely and was met by the crews as a ‘precaution’, a spokesperson for Aer Lingus said. Passengers reportedly had to sit on the aircraft while crews inspected the plane, but have since been safely taken off.
No further details on the technical issue have been revealed. In a statement, a spokesperson for Aer Lingus said: “Aer Lingus flight EI030 from Barbados to Manchester landed safely in Manchester Airport this morning following a technical issue.
“Due to the technical issue, the aircraft was met by emergency services as a precaution and passengers have safely disembarked.”
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