{"id":1194,"date":"2025-03-17T07:35:48","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T08:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/?p=1194"},"modified":"2025-03-18T23:11:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T23:11:58","slug":"ryanair-plane-swarmed-by-fire-crews-after-touching-down-in-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/17\/ryanair-plane-swarmed-by-fire-crews-after-touching-down-in-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryanair plane swarmed by fire crews after touching down in UK"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ryanair blamed a \u2018minor technical issue\u2019 for the flight being diverted (Picture: Drones and Planes\/YouTube)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Fire engines flocked to a Ryanair<\/a> plane when it landed back at Manchester<\/a> Airport, where it had taken off an hour before.<\/p>\n

Instead of flying south to Agadir in Morocco<\/a> like it was supposed to, flight RK 1266 turned sharply left after a few minutes in the air on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Then it flew nine laps in the sky above Wigan and St Helens before returning to Manchester\u2019s runway just after 5pm.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s altitude of 4,625ft was just a fraction of the 37,000ft planes usually reach on this route.<\/p>\n

Ryanair blamed a \u2018minor technical issue\u2019 for the incident, which looked a more dramatic spectacle than perhaps it really was.<\/p>\n

Fire crews are understood to have been sent as a precaution.<\/p>\n

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It is unclear what caused the \u2018technical issue\u2019 on board the Ryanair flight (Picture: FlightRadar24)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A spokesperson for the airline said: \u2018This flight from Manchester to Agadir on Sunday, March 16, returned to Manchester shortly after take-off due to a minor technical issue.<\/p>\n

\u2018The aircraft landed normally at Manchester Airport and passengers disembarked.<\/p>\n

\u2018To minimize disruption to affected passengers, we quickly arranged for a replacement aircraft to operate this flight, which departed to Agadir at 7.05pm local time that same day.<\/p>\n

\u2018We sincerely apologise to affected passengers for any inconvenience caused.\u2019<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, an easyJet flight was forced to land in Porto, Portugal, after a fight reportedly broke out<\/a> over a child watching The Karate Kid too loudly while flying from Spain to Gatwick.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s not the only in-flight spat t force an emergency landing in recent weeks.<\/p>\n

A Wizz Air<\/a>\u00a0flight, from\u00a0Gatwick<\/a>\u00a0to Egypt<\/a>\u2019s Red Sea resort of Hurghada, diverted to the Greek capital of Athens after a woman started swearing and arguing with cabin crew<\/a> on March 12.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u2018It was absolute bedlam, I\u2019ve never seen anything like it\u2019, Michael Hands said.<\/p>\n

\u2018\u2018This woman had clearly been drinking all flight and maybe the crew shouldn\u2019t have carried on serving her as it probably led to her kicking off.<\/p>\n

\u2018She was sitting behind me and then she moved seat, but she wasn\u2019t happy and started arguing with the cabin crew.<\/p>\n

\u2018By this point we were two hours into the flight and somewhere over\u00a0Greece<\/a>\u00a0and she kept saying \u201cCall the police, call the police\u201d.\u2019<\/p>\n

Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk<\/a>.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

For more stories like this, <\/strong>check our news page<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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