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A jet2 flight from London Stansted Airport Yesterday (Wednesday, December 17) it was forced to divert in mid-air.
Flight LS1451 departed Essex Aviation Hub for Fuerteventura just before 8am Canary Islands,
However, about 30 minutes before its destination, an alert caused the plane to divert to Faro. portugal,
Busy boeing 737Local reports suggest it was carrying 179 passengers, landing in the Faroe Islands capital shortly after 11.15am.
According to this, emergency services including paramedics and firefighters were reportedly put on standby at Faro Airport mirror,
Jet2 spokesperson said Independent: “The crew operating flight LS1451 from London Stansted to Fuerteventura followed standard operating procedure and decided to divert to Faro after reporting an irregular signal.
“The crew requested priority landing and the aircraft landed safely.”
It said a standby plane was dispatched to Faro to enable customers to continue their journey.
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Revenue reached an all-time high of £5.34 billion, representing a five per cent increase year-on-year.
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