{"id":626479,"date":"2026-06-07T20:19:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T20:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/626479\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T20:19:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T20:19:13","slug":"emergency-declared-as-manchester-airport-flight-diverted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/626479\/","title":{"rendered":"Emergency declared as Manchester Airport flight diverted"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A passenger flight to Manchester Airport was diverted after pilots declared an emergency<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The flight was shown flashing red after declaring the emergency\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0_Screenshot-2026-06-07-183043.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"The flight was shown flashing red after declaring the emergency and diverting\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The flight was shown flashing red after declaring the emergency and diverting(Image: Flight Radar 24)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A passenger plane bound for <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/manchester-airport\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Manchester Airport <\/a>was forced to divert on Sunday evening after declaring an emergency. The <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/travel \" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Aurigny Air Services<\/a> from <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/travel \" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Guernsey<\/a> to Manchester took off from the channel island at 5.17pm, but turned around over the town of Thatcham, Berkshire, and began circling close to Southampton.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The ATR 72 aircraft, which normally holds a capacity of 72 passengers, was due to land at <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/manchester-airport\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Manchester Airport<\/a>\u2019s <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/manchester-airport\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Terminal 2<\/a> at 6.40pm. According to Flight Radar 24, the <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/travel \" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">aircraft <\/a>began squawking 7700, which is a universal aviation transponder code used by pilots to declare a general emergency to air traffic control.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">When an aircraft squawks 7700, it instantly highlights the aircraft on radar screens globally.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The flight receives immediate clearing and precedence over all other air traffic, and it signals local emergency services at the nearest airport to stand by.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Aurigny plane was forced to divert\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1_GettyImages-2223987777.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"The Aurigny plane was forced to divert\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The Aurigny plane was forced to divert(Image: Jakub Porzycki\/NurPhoto\/Getty)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Common reasons for an aircraft squawking 7700 include technical failures and medical emergencies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Flight radar data showed the plane land at Southampton Airport around 6.10pm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The ECHO approached Aurigny Air Services for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Do you have a information, a tip or a story? 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