British Airways flight declares emergency in mid-air on way from Heathrow to Aberdeen and is forced to divert to Manchester
- British Airways flight due to land at Aberdeen shortly before 12pm this afternoon
- But radar websites show the flight forced to divert and has landed at Manchester
- BA have since confirmed plane forced to land after cabin crew member fell ill
A British Airways flight to Aberdeen has been forced to land at Manchester Airport after a medical emergency onboard.
Flight BA1306 left Heathrow this morning at 10.39am and should have arrived at Aberdeen by 11.51am.
However, flight radar software shows the Airbus A320-232 has since landed at Manchester Airport.
A British Airways flight to Aberdeen has been forced to land at Manchester due to emergency
Plane Finder shows aircraft diverted en route to Aberdeen and landed at Manchester airport
British Airways have since confirmed the flight was forced to perform a priority landing after a member of the cabin crew became unwell.
A spokesman for the airline said: ‘The flight diverted to Manchester as a precaution due to an unwell cabin crew member on board.
‘The aircraft landed safely. We are sorry for the inconvenience to our customers.’