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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
National
Eszter Tárnai

New York-bound plane on fire in emergency landing at Prestwick Airport

A plane on fire carried out an emergency landing at Glasgow Prestwick Airport.

The New York-bound Delta aircraft left Edinburgh at 11.03am this morning.

According to Flight Radar, after flying over Glasgow, it was forced to land at Prestwick Airport, due to "issues" with the plane.

In a video posted by a passenger on Facebook one of the plane's wings can be seen on fire.

People in the background can be heard talking.

The Scottish Fire Service has confirmed that they were called to Prestwick Airport at 11.23am this morning.

A spokesperson said they were alerted of an issue with one of the aircraft.

There were no injuries reported and firefighters left the scene at 12.57pm.

A Delta Air Lines spokesperson told the Daily Record: "Delta flight 209 from Edinburgh to New York-JFK safely diverted to Prestwick, Glasgow after a mechanical issue with the aircraft.

"We apologise to our customers for this inconvenience and are working to get them to their final destination as quickly as possible.

"The plane landed safely in Prestwick and our maintenance teams are evaluating the aircraft. We’ll be in touch with any updates."

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