A LOGANAIR flight which took off from Edinburgh Airport this morning has been forced to turn back after declaring a mid-air emergency.
The plane took off from Edinburgh at 7:00am was due to land in Southampton at 8:20 this morning.
The flight, LM321, communicated an emergency Squawk 7700 while passing over Dumfries and was forced to turn back.
"Squawking 7700" means the crew has determined they have an “urgency” or “distress” situation.
“Urgency” means the crew is concerned about the safety of the flight and needs timely (but not necessarily immediate) assistance.
A “distress” condition means that the flight is in serious and/or imminent danger and requires immediate assistance.
Loganair’s chief operations officer Maurice Boyle said: “Following an alert of a fault with one of the pressurisation components on flight LM321 to Southampton, the crew carried out the appropriate actions and returned to Edinburgh Airport.
“We regret the inconvenience caused to our customers.
"Flight Safety is our top priority and we’re grateful to all parties involved including Edinburgh Airport for their support and assistance.”
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