Police and fire services rushed to Manchester Airport amid concerns of an incoming easyJet plane landing with an on-board computer issue.
The incident happened on Wednesday night as flight EZY201 coming in to land from Alicante reported a technical issue. The police and fire service were called out to prepare for the plane’s arrival in case of a serious situation.
However, Manchester Airport confirmed that the flight landed safely and passengers were allowed to disembark as normal, reports the Mirror.
easyJet said in a statement: “We can confirm that flight EZY2016 from Alicante to Manchester on 14 February was met by emergency services on arrival at Manchester as a precaution only, due to a minor technical issue.
“The captain performed a routine landing in line with procedures and passengers disembarked normally. The safety of our passengers and crew is easyJet’s highest priority.”
Last week, The Mirror reported how an easyJet flight from the UK, carrying more than 150 passengers, was reportedly close to crashing into Lake Geneva. It was only thanks to the quick actions of Swiss air traffic controllers who alerted the pilots to their alarming descending altitude.
The Airbus A320 Neo had taken off from Edinburgh, Scotland, and was heading to Geneva on November 5 last year – with 157 passengers on board.
On a trip over Lake Geneva, an EasyJet plane came dangerously close to the water’s surface. Air traffic controllers had to step in when they noticed the flight was just 230 metres up instead of the usual 700 metres.
As the Mail reported, they urgently warned the pilots to “check your altitude immediately” The Swiss Safety Investigation Services (SESE) said: “During the approach to runway 22, the aircraft descended significantly below the glide slope and the flight crew initiated a go-around.”
EasyJet responded that they are cooperating with the investigation, emphasising in their statement to the Mirror: “We are fully supporting the investigation in line with procedures.
“At no point was the safety of those onboard compromised. The safety and wellbeing of passengers and crew is always easyJet’s highest priority.”
A pilot and former air traffic controller suggested human error may have caused the incident, although it’s not fully clear what happened.
