It landed again just over an hour after taking off.
10:27, 07 Feb 2026Updated 12:31, 07 Feb 2026
The flight was bound for France.(Image: AFP via Getty Images)
An easyJet flight to France which departed from Edinburgh on Saturday morning was forced to divert after an emergency was declared mid-air. Flight EZY52GV landed in Manchester just over an hour after taking off.
It left the capital slightly later than scheduled at 7.14am on February 7, bound for Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. However, a squawk 7700 was issued by the captain, signalling a general emergency.
According to data from online tracker Flightradar24, the plane circled south of Manchester before heading north to land at the city’s airport at 8.23am.
The airline later confirmed the diversion was due to a technical issue, and passengers were transferred to a replacement plane before continuing their journey.
A statement issued by easyJet said: “Flight EZY3211 from Edinburgh to Paris CDG today diverted to Manchester due to a technical issue.
“The pilot performed a routine landing in Manchester and all passengers were transferred to a replacement aircraft and crew and continued onto their final destination, Edinburgh.
“The safety of our customers and crew is easyJet’s highest priority and easyJet operates its fleet of aircraft in strict compliance with all manufacturers’ guidelines.”
It comes just four days after the same squawk code was issued on board an easyJet flight from Edinburgh to Fuerteventura, which had to divert to Portugal on Tuesday afternoon.
After around two hours of cruising at 38,000ft, the aircraft squawked and diverted to Porto Airport, landing at around 1.30pm.