A passenger jet from the UK has diverted to Manchester Airport after declaring an emergency shortly after taking off on Sunday morning.
Jet2 flight LS245 took off from Leeds-Bradford Airport at 7.52am bound for Split in Croatia.
The plane squawked a 7700 emergency code shortly afterwards.
Flight trackers showed the plane circling over areas of Yorkshire before diverting to Manchester – where it landed at around 8.41am.
Jet2 confirmed the alert was due to a ‘technical issue’ on board.
A Squawk 7700 means there is an issue on board the aircraft.
It alerts ground crews at airports that there is a problem on board.
The Squawk can other a range of issues including technical problems on board the aircraft.
It can also include factors such as medical emergencies on board.