Plane lands safely at Aberdeen after sending distress call
The Eastern Airways flight to Sumburgh made it to the Shetland airport before issuing an emergency alert and returning to Dyce.
A plane has landed safely at Aberdeen airport, after declaring an emergency over Shetland.
The Eastern Airways flight to Sumburgh made it to the Shetland airport before issuing an emergency alert and returning to Dyce.
Passengers were evacuated on the runway, which was closed as a precaution.
Emergency crews were put on standby on the ground as a precaution.
An Eastern Airways spokesperson, said: “Charter flight EZE1035 from Aberdeen to Sumburgh made a precautionary return to Aberdeen following a cockpit warning indication relating to the nose landing gear.
“The Jetstream 41 aircraft with 18 passengers and three crew on board landed safely at Aberdeen at 1235.
“As a precautionary measure the passengers disembarked the aircraft via an over-wing exit.
“Engineers will be inspecting the aircraft.
“We apologise to passengers for the inconvenience, but the safety of our passengers and crew is paramount.”