The Lufthansa flight touched down in Manchester this afternoon, following an unspecified emergencyOlivia Bridge Reporter in Live News Network and Adam Care Live News Reporter
19:32, 27 Sep 2026Updated 19:32, 27 Sep 2026
The LH430 flight from Frankfurt to Chicago made an unscheduled landing(Image: Joan Valls/Urbanandsport/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
A plane flying from Germany to Canada was forced to make an emergency landing in Manchester following a mid-air emergency.
Flight tracking data reveals Lufthansa flight LH470 was heading to Toronto Pearson International Airport from Frankfurt, and was cruising over Scotland when crew triggered a squawk 7700 alert.
The Boeing 747-430, which was registered as D-ABVY, left Germany at 3pm local time. It passed over the Netherlands, reached cruising altitude of 32,000 feet and proceeded as planned for the first 90 minutes of the journey, reports the Mirror.
As it traveled over Scotland, the jet initiated a sudden left turn and issued the international transponder code for a general emergency onboard, according to Air Live.
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Air Traffic Control shepherded the jet towards Manchester Airport for an urgent arrival. It landed safely on Runway 23R at 3.37pm local time.
The flight was then rescheduled to depart Manchester Airport at 5.15pm local time to Toronto.
Lufthansa has been contacted for comment by the Mirror.
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