A BRITISH Airways flight heading for Belfast was forced to divert after the pilots declared an emergency.
Taking off from London Heathrow yesterday morning the pilot issued an emergency “squawk” about half an hour into the journey.
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The flight was diverted to Manchester Airport after suffering an on board “depressurisation” issue.
The plane, able to carry 130 passengers, was met on the tarmac by emergency services.
All of the terrified passengers managed to get off the plane safely while thorough checks on the aircraft were carried out by engineers.
It is believed that the issue was caused by a sensor device problem which was carefully checked.
It is understood that technicians worked quickly to resolve the issue with the plane.
Passengers were provided seats on a replacement airplane and completed their journey to Belfast without further trouble.
Their flight was delayed by a massive three hours as they suffered through the scary ordeal.
An emergency “squawk” is issued by pilots via their transponder and notifies air traffic control of an urgent issue.
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