A Jet2 flight from Samos, Greece, to Manchester Airport was diverted to Split, Croatia, on Friday (October 30) after the crew reported a technical issue with the aircraft. The plane landed safely, and a replacement aircraft was arranged to fly customers back to the UK.
Flight LS1750 forced to land in Split
Flight LS1750 departed the Greek island at 1.38pm local time and had been scheduled to arrive in Manchester at 3.30pm UK time before the detour. Jet2 said in a statement that the flight had to be diverted to Split because of a "technical issue."
The aircraft landed safely, with a replacement aircraft arranged to the Croatian city to fly customers home to the UK, reports the Daily Express.
Jet2 statement and apology
A Jet2 spokesperson said: "Flight LS1750 from Samos to Manchester diverted to Split this afternoon (Friday 30th October) due to a technical issue."
"The aircraft landed safely and a replacement aircraft is on its way to Split to fly customers home. The health, safety and well-being of everyone onboard will always be our number one priority and we would of course like to sincerely apologise to customers for this experience."
Unrelated easyJet diversion earlier this month
In an unrelated incident earlier this month, an easyJet flight was forced to divert following a bird strike. Flight EZY415 left Glasgow Airport at 8.09am on October 18, bound for Southampton Airport.
The flight was scheduled to land at 9.25am, but was instead forced to divert to John Lennon Airport in Liverpool after declaring an emergency 25 minutes into the flight. The Airbus A319 was travelling southward at around 24,000ft over Lancashire when it issued a squawk code 7700, according to data from flight tracking app FlightRadar24.
After circling above the skies in Liverpool, the easyJet plane safely landed at 9.14am. An easyJet spokesperson told the Daily Record: "Flight EZY415 from Glasgow to Southampton this morning diverted to Liverpool in line with procedures due to a bird strike after take-off."
"We are arranging for a replacement aircraft to continue the flight to Southampton later this morning. The safety of our customers and crew is our highest priority and while this was outside of our control, we would like to apologise for the inconvenience caused."
