AN investigation is underway after a plane landed 175 miles from its destination amid concerns the aircraft was close to running out of fuel.
The flight from Pisa, Italy, was supposed to touch down at Prestwick International Airport last Friday.
AlamyA Ryanair jet carrying passengers from Italy to Prestwick Airport made an emergency landing[/caption]
The cockpit crew issued a 7700 squawk code, a general emergency alert.
Flight FR3418, operated by Malta Air on behalf of Ryanair, made several unsuccessful attempts to land at Prestwick.
Afterwards, the air crew diverted the plane to Edinburgh Airport amid winds of around 100mph during Storm Amy.
But they were still unable to land the plane in the capital.
It was eventually decided to land at Manchester Airport instead, after three aborted go-arounds north of the border.
The plane landed in Manchester nearly two hours after the first go-around over Prestwick.
The aircraft’s fuel supply was below its minimum requirement, with just 220kg left, according to The Aviation Herald.
Ryanair has reported the plane’s heavily depleted fuel supplies to the Air Accidents Investigation Branch, which also probes plane-related incidents in the UK.
But the airline has declined to comment any further.
A Ryanair spokesperson said: “Ryanair reported this to the relevant authorities on Friday (3 October).
“As this is now the subject of an ongoing investigation, which we are cooperating fully with, we are unable to comment.”
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