JET2 PLANE DIVERTED DUE TO 'TECHNICAL ISSUE'
A passenger jet flying from Leeds Bradford Airport had to be diverted to Manchester Airport because of a "technical issue", the operator has said.
Jet2 flight LS245, which was flying to Split in Croatia, was diverted after 20 minutes, passengers said.
The operator said the aircraft requested a "priority landing" and touched down safely.
Customers were transferred to another flight for Croatia, which took off at around 09:00 BST.
'Priority landing'
Sophie Spyropoulos, of Jet2, said: "We can confirm that flight LS245 followed standard operating procedure and requested a priority landing at Manchester Airport this morning due to a technical issue.
"The aircraft landed safely and customers were transferred on to a replacement aircraft that took off shortly after 09:00 BST.
"We do of course apologise for the delay to the start of their holidays.”
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