Loganair flight in emergency landing at Edinburgh airport after mid-air incident

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Flight monitoring websites show that the plane circled around near the Scottish Borders, before descending in to Edinburgh around 2.40pm.

A passenger plane heading for Aberdeen Airport has performed an emergency landing in Edinburgh after declaring an in-air incident.

However, flight monitoring websites show that the plane circled around near the Scottish Borders, before descending into Edinburgh Airport around 2.40pm. It's then up to the crew of the plane to let Air Traffic Control know what the exact situation is. “Squawking” is a way of an aircraft declaring an emergency with traffic control, so they can receive on-the-ground assistance.

A spokesperson said: “A Loganair flight operating between Belfast and Aberdeen made a precautionary landing in Edinburgh today after a technical issue arose.

 

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