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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
National
Ava Whyte

Scottish Jet2 flight forced to make U-turn shortly after taking off

A GLASGOW flight was forced to make a U-turn shortly after taking off. 

Jet2 flight EXS049A departed Glasgow Airport at around 12.15pm on Saturday, May 31, set for Leeds.

According to Flight Radar, after the aircraft took off, it travelled towards South Lanarkshire, circling over Lanark, before heading west and back to Glasgow. 

(Image: Flight Radar)

The plane then landed back at Glasgow Airport at around 1.10pm. 

At the moment, the exact reason why the aircraft was diverted is unknown. 

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