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Neil Pooran

Flybe plane going from Edinburgh to Birmingham declared emergency due to 'technical fault'

A flight from Edinburgh Airport declared a mid-air emergency due to a "technical fault" on board the aircraft.

Flight BE855 diverted and broadcast an emergency code around 10pm on Tuesday evening as it headed towards Birmingham Airport.

Fire engines were called out to the runway when the plane landed at Birmingham around 40 minutes later.

Flybe said all 50 passengers on board disembarked safely. The exact nature of the fault was not revealed.

A spokeswoman said: "Flybe can confirm that the above flight landed safely as normal this evening at Birmingham Airport following a technical fault with the aircraft.

"The pilot followed all required procedures and all 50 passengers disembarked as normal when the aircraft arrived on stand without any adverse reaction.

"As is standard procedure the airport put its emergency vehicles on standby as a precautionary measure.

"The safety of its passengers and crew is the airline's number one priority and Flybe apologises for any inconvenience experienced."

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