Flybe flight returns to Glasgow Airport after cockpit fault scare

Published on Friday 3 February 2012 10:48

An emergency was declared at an airport yesterday when a passenger plane was forced to turn back because of technical difficulties.

The Flybe aircraft, with 39 people on board, had just taken off from Glasgow Airport yesterday evening and was heading to George Best Belfast City Airport when a fault was detected in the cockpit.

Emergency services were alerted at around 6.15pm but were stood down soon when the plane landed safely.

A spokeswoman for the airline said: “Flybe can confirm that the above flight (BE130) with 35 passengers and four crew on board experienced a small technical fault in the cockpit shortly after take-off and as a precautionary measure elected to return to Glasgow.

“As is the case in such circumstances, the airport elected to put emergency vehicles on standby. On return to stand, all passengers disembarked as normal and are being re-accommodated on the next available flight.

“The safety of its passengers and crew is the airline’s number one priority and Flybe regrets any inconvenience experienced.”

An airport spokeswoman said the passengers boarded a later flight.

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Highland Hibby

Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 09:52 AM

Seems like everything was done normally and there was never any danger. I was on a flight that had a rejected take-off that cost us an hour. No panic onboard, no fuss, no drama, and a captain who explained what had happened.__#1 Great film!!

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Peripatetic Pensioner

Friday, February 3, 2012 at 11:25 PM

What I want to know is, who exactly was scared by the cockpit fault mentioned in the headline?

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Tartancult

Friday, February 3, 2012 at 05:57 PM

"An airport spokeswoman said the passengers boarded a later flight."---------------------------------------------This is absolutely edge of the seat reporting!!!!!!!!

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Buford Van Stomm

Friday, February 3, 2012 at 12:30 PM

I hope Captain Over and Second Officer Under are ok.

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