{"id":576917,"date":"2026-05-10T20:01:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T20:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/576917\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T20:01:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T20:01:19","slug":"jet2-flight-from-manchester-airport-diverts-to-gatwick-amid-reports-of-mid-air-emergency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/576917\/","title":{"rendered":"Jet2 flight from Manchester Airport diverts to Gatwick amid reports of mid-air &#8217;emergency&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The flight to Reus in Spain made a diversion over the English Channel<\/p>\n<p>19:01, 10 May 2026Updated 19:02, 10 May 2026<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A Jet2 flight from Manchester diverted on Sunday\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1_jet2com-Boeing-737-800-Landing-At-Thessaloniki-Airport.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"A Jet2 flight from Manchester diverted on Sunday\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">A Jet2 flight from Manchester diverted on Sunday(Image: NurPhoto via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A Jet2 flight from Manchester Airport diverted to London Gatwick on Sunday night (May 10) amid reports of a mid-air &#8217;emergency&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The flight to Reus in Catalonia, Spain, was forced to make the diversion while passing over the south coast and English channel, later landing in Gatwick at around 4pm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The cause of the diversion has not been confirmed, but it was reported this followed a mid-air &#8217;emergency&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a aria-label=\"Click hereLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/newsletter-preference-centre\/?view=Solus&amp;mailingListId=b8052254-66af-41f3-9dae-7bbb0e3391c6&amp;utm_source=solusarticle\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to get the biggest stories straight to your inbox in our Daily Newsletter<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The flight path shows how the aircraft travelled south from Manchester, over Cheshire, Birmingham and Reading before reaching the coast near Brighton.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The flight to Reus in Spain made a diversion over the English Channel\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1_JH_MEN_100526_JET2JPG.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"The flight to Reus in Spain made a diversion over the English Channel\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The flight to Reus in Spain made a diversion over the English Channel(Image: FlightRadar24)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">After reaching the English Channel, the Boeing 737 was then diverted, turning north over High Weald and towards London Gatwick.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Further details have not yet been confirmed. 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