Jet2 plane declares emergency during flight near Manchester

Jet2 plane declares emergency during flight near Manchester

A JET2 Boeing 737-800 declared an emergency while flying near Manchester Airport this afternoon, Tuesday, following what appears to have been a test flight.

Jet2 Boeing 737-800 declared an emergency on test flight after two-month grounding

MANCHESTER, UK — A Jet2 Boeing 737-800, registration G-JZBI, declared a mid-air emergency this afternoon while returning to Manchester Airport (MAN) following its first flight in nearly two months. The aircraft, operating under the callsign EXS034F, departed Manchester at 14:13 GMT for a scheduled test flight. The mission was designed to verify the aircraft’s systems after an extended period of maintenance. Flight Profile and Emergency Declarati…