There was concern over Bristol Airport as passengers on an easyJet flight from Spain back to the UK endured a tense return with a sudden diversion and an emergency declared
An easyJet aircraft suffered a fuel emergency following a bird strike incident at a major UK airport.
Flight U22708 from Madrid to Bristol was forced to divert on approach to its destination after the airport temporarily suspended all runway operations.
The sudden closure was prompted by a bird strike incident involving another aircraft and, having being forced to wait in the air while crew on the ground made a decision, fuel supplies ran critically low on the easyJet plane.
The flight was forced to land in Liverpool John Lennon Airport, 180 miles away. The pilot declared a Pan-Pan emergency, which was later upgraded to a full Squawk 7700 emergency.
The earlier bird strike – a potentially dangerous collision between an airborne animal and a moving aircraft – required a full runway inspection to clear debris. Hours later, the plane returned returned to Bristol after refuelling.
The aircraft finally landed at its intended destination at 12:12am Monday, more than two hours behind schedule.
A mid-air draam came less than a week after Lufthansa plane declared an emergency over London moments after take-off from Heathrow. Flight LH2473, bound for Munich, Germany, immediately halted its departure and initiated a sharp turn back toward the airport.
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