Man shares moment pilot on Jet2 flight from Liverpool tells passengers 'we need to land' - live updates

The passenger, Daren, has now confirmed he and his family have boarded a flight to Palma and they're on their way.

Daren shared a picture from onboard a Jet2 flight and in the background it appears staff are working on another plane.

[Darren and his family have boarded a flight]

Daren and his family have boarded a flight(Image: Daren)

The passenger who spoke to the ECHO this morning, Daren, says he is still stranded at Manchester Airport. He reported that children on the flight are "starting to get restless."

He claimed they were supposed to board a flight at 11.30am.

A spokesperson for Manchester Airport confirmed the Jet2 aircraft has landed safely.

A passenger onboard a Jet2 flight from Liverpool John Lennon Airport which declared an emergency above 12,000ft has recounted the moment the pilot announced it would have to make an "emergency" landing at Manchester Airport.

The passenger, who is travelling to Palma for a long weekend with his wife, brother and sister-in-law, contacted the ECHO on Thursday morning confirming the flight has landed safely in Manchester.

Describing the moment the pilot on Jet2 flight told passengers "we need to land," he said: "There was a sudden vibration and more noise than normal as soon as we took off. We felt the vibrations, we felt something.

"It wasn't enough to alarm anyone but we noticed a change, we noticed something wasn't right. Everyone was calm, we didn't speak about it but everyone knew something was going on."

He added: "Around 15 minutes into the flight the captain said there was an issue. Everyone remained calm and the stewards were professional. The captain reassured everyone, Jet2 have been so good, there was lots of kids on the flight.

"The pilot said he believed it was a bird strike and that we would need to land and check it out. We turned around to Manchester and landed safely."

The passenger says Jet2 has organised for another flight to resume their outward journey to Palma around 11.25am.

Liverpool Echo has contacted Jet2 for more information on this incident. As soon as we get this we will update our blog.

• A Jet2 flight from Liverpool John Lennon Airport has reportedly declared an emergency near Manchester this morning.
• Real-time aviation alert service Squawk reported that the flight to Palma de Mallorca Airport declared an emergency on Thursday, August 6 morning.
• Squawk posted on X that the Boeing 737-800 is issuing a 7700 general emergency alert.
• The emergency signal was reportedly declared at 12,875 ft on its flight path near Manchester.
• According to the Flightradar24 website, the 8am flight changed direction as it flew near Shrewsbury before heading back towards Liverpool.
• Flightradar24 now shows the jet has appeared to land at Manchester Airport.

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Real-time aviation alert service Squawk posted on X reporting: "A Boeing 737-800 (EXS32DW) is squawking 7700 declaring an emergency at 12,875 ft near Manchester, UK."

The Flightradar24 website shows the 8am Boeing 737-800 flight from John Lennon Airport changed direction as it flew near Shrewsbury before heading back towards Liverpool.

The jet now appears to be heading towards Manchester Airport.

[Flightradar24 shows the 8am flight changed direction as it flew near Shrewsbury before heading back towards Liverpool]

Flightradar24 shows the 8am flight changed direction as it flew near Shrewsbury before heading back towards Liverpool(Image: Flightradar24)

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A Jet2 flight from Liverpool John Lennon Airport has reportedly declared an emergency mid-air near Mancheste this morning.

This is an ongoing incident and we will bring you more as we get it in our blog here.