British Airways plane forced to divert mid-air after pilots declared emergency on board sparking three-hour delay
Taking off from London Heathrow yesterday morning the pilot issued an emergency "squawk" about half an hour into the journey.
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The flight was diverted to Manchester Airport after suffering an on board "depressurisation" issue.
The plane, able to carry 130 passengers, was met on the tarmac by emergency services.
All passengers managed to get off the plane safely while thorough checks on the aircraft were carried out by engineers.
It is believed that the issue was caused by a sensor device problem which was carefully checked.
Passengers were provided seats on a replacement airplane and completed their journey.
Their journey was delayed by a massive three hours as they suffered through the scary ordeal.
An emergency "squawk" is issued by pilots via their transponder and notifies air traffic control of an urgent issue.
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