The flight to Morocco was diverted and landed back at Manchester AirportChris Slater Senior Reporter and Olivia Williams Senior reporter
14:55, 16 Nov 2025
The Jet2 plane repeatedly circled over Merseyside(Image: Flight Radar 24 )
A Jet2 plane was spotted circling for more than more than two hours before landing back at Manchester Airport.
Flight LS1761 from Manchester Airport at around 10:45am this morning (Sunday, November 16) for to Agadir in Morocco where, according to flight tracking data, it was due to land at 3:30pm.
However it was seen circling multiple times around Merseyside at around midday on Sunday, November 16, the Liverpool Echo reports.
People on a flight-spotting Facebook page said the Boeing 737 plane had done more than 15 laps around the area.
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According to the airline’s website, after completing its the journey the flight was due to leave Manchester Airport again at 3.15pm and land in Morocco at around 8.10pm today.
However flight tracking websites said it was diverted and that after circling it landed back at Manchester Airport at around 1:10pm.
The reason for the diversion is not yet known.
The Manchester Evening News has contacted Jet2 and Manchester Airport for further information.
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