Emergency services scramble at Manchester Airport as easyJet flight due to land

A major emergency response descended on Manchester Airport tonight ahead of an easyJet flight's landing. Blue light services rushed out to Terminal 1 ahead of flight EZY2016's arrival from Alicante this evening (February 14).

The flight was due to land at 9.10pm. But prior to landing, a technical issue was reported from in connection with the plane's on-board computer.

It meant that emergency services had to prepare for the easyJet flight's arrival, in case of a serious situation. It's understood that the police and fire service were called out to support the incident.

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Manchester Airport confirmed the flight has since landed safely. While emergency services were scrambled as a precaution, the incident has since been cleared.

It's understood passengers are being allowed to leave the flight and arrive at Terminal 1 as normal.

easyJet said in a statement: "We can confirm that flight EZY2016 from Alicante to Manchester on 14 February was met by emergency services on arrival at Manchester as a precaution only, due to a minor technical issue. The captain performed a routine landing in line with procedures and passengers disembarked normally.

“The safety of our passengers and crew is easyJet's highest priority.”