A PLANE was forced to make an unplanned landing at Manchester Airport last week after an ‘emergency’ while flying over Oxfordshire.

The easyJet plane, which was full of passengers, was heading to Enfidha in Tunisia but landed back at the UK airport it departed from on Friday last week (November 4).

It was due to the pilot transmitting a 7700-squawk code, declaring a general emergency, while flying over the county.

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The plane then made an unplanned landing in Manchester where passengers were taken off the plane.

In a statement, easyjet said a ‘normal landing’ took place and passengers were able to disembark the plane as normal.

They were given free food and drink while a replacement plane was arranged to take them to Tunisia later the same day.

A spokesperson for the airline said: “easyJet can confirm that flight EZY1999 from Manchester to Enfidha in Tunisia this morning returned to Manchester due to a technical issue and landed normally in line with procedures.

“Passengers are being provided with complimentary refreshments and are continuing their journey to Enfidha this morning on a replacement aircraft.

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“The safety and wellbeing of our passengers and crew is easyJet's highest priority and easyJet operates its fleet of aircraft in strict compliance with all manufacturers’ guidelines.”

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This story was written by Gee Harland. She joined the team in 2022 as a senior multimedia reporter.

Gee covers Wallingford, Wantage and Didcot.

Get in touch with her by emailing: Gee.harland@newsquest.co.uk

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